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CVE-2002-1840: irssi

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 28-06-2005Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-1840 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in irssi. EPSS estimates a 2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-06-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

irssi IRC client 0.8.4, when downloaded after 14-March-2002, could contain a backdoor in the configuration file, which allows remote attackers to access the system.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.77% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.77%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Irssi1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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