MEDIUM
IRC client irssi in irssi-text before 0.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC channel that has a long topic followed by a certain string, possibly triggering a buffer overflow
Published Aug 24, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.96%
Description
IRC client irssi in irssi-text before 0.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC channel that has a long topic followed by a certain string, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.96% 0.01957
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01957
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 | 1.96% (0.01957) | 79.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01957) | 77.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.00% (0.00998) | 75.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 82.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 81.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 79.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00982) | 81.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01090) | 82.11th | 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)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A05.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-157 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5055 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9395 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A05.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-157 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5055 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9395 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 24, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 23, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0983
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a