CVE-2002-0425 — mIRC DCC server protocol allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information such as alternate IRC nicknames via a "100 testing" message in a DCC connection request that cannot be ignored or canceled by the user, which may leak the alternate nickname in a response message

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mIRC DCC server protocol allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information such as alternate IRC nicknames via a "100 testing" message in a DCC connection request that cannot be ignored or canceled by the user, which may leak the alternate nickname in a response message

Published Apr 2, 2003

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.54%

Description

mIRC DCC server protocol allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information such as alternate IRC nicknames via a "100 testing" message in a DCC connection request that cannot be ignored or canceled by the user, which may leak the alternate nickname in a response message.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.54% 0.01539

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01539

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.54% (0.01539)	73.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.54% (0.01539)	71.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.74% (0.00741)	71.24th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.50% (0.00495)	77.00th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 22, 2024	0.50% (0.00495)	75.73th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 29, 2024	0.50% (0.00495)	73.73th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 11, 2023	0.44% (0.00444)	71.78th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.50% (0.00498)	72.59th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260244
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8393.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/5301
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4247
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260244		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8393.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/5301		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4247		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 2, 2003

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jun 7, 2002

Link CVE-2002-0425

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-0425

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-0425