CVE-2008-2841

Publication date 24 June 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
xchat	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Not affected
	7.04 feisty	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2841