CVE-2008-2841 : Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when In

Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI.

Published 2008-06-24 19:41:00

Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58

Source MITRE

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Products affected by CVE-2008-2841

Microsoft » Internet Explorer
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows Nt
Xchat » Xchat
Versions up to, including, (<=) 2.8.7b
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows Nt

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2841

EPSS FAQ

17.92%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 95 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2841

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
6.8	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	8.6	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2841

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-2841

Red Hat 2008-07-07

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of XChat as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

References for CVE-2008-2841