Arbitrary Command Execution via URL Encoding in XChat IRC Client

CVE-2000-0787 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.

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