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CVE-2007-4397

6.8 · MEDIUM

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) xmms-thing 1.0, (2) XMMS Remote Control Script 1.07, (3) Disrok 1.0, (4) a2x 0.0.1, (5) Another xmms-info script 1.0, (6) XChat-XMMS 0.8.1, and other…

Published Aug 18, 2007irssiEPSS 2.14%

Overview

CVE-2007-4397 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting irssi irssi. It was published on August 18, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) xmms-thing 1.0, (2) XMMS Remote Control Script 1.07, (3) Disrok 1.0, (4) a2x 0.0.1, (5) Another xmms-info script 1.0, (6) XChat-XMMS 0.8.1, and other unspecified scripts for XChat allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from irssi. Update irssi to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
irssiirssi0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4397?

CVE-2007-4397 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting irssi irssi. It was published on August 18, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-4397?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-4397?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from irssi. Update irssi to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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