libpoe-component-irc-perl before v6.32 does not remove carriage returns and line feeds
Published Nov 12, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.65%
Description
libpoe-component-irc-perl before v6.32 does not remove carriage returns and line feeds. This can be used to execute arbitrary IRC commands by passing an argument such as "some text\rQUIT" to the 'privmsg' handler, which would cause the client to disconnect from the server.
Affected products
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- Version before v6.32StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libpoe-Component-Irc-Perl | Libpoe-Component-Irc-Perl | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- < 6.32
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 12
- 13
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01652) | 75.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01652) | 73.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 63.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00725) | 81.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00719) | 79.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00719) | 77.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=581194 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-3438 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3438 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=581194 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-3438 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3438 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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