6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-4398
WeeChat CRLF Injection Vulnerability
Description

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in the (1) now-playing.rb and (2) xmms.pl 1.1 scripts for WeeChat allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2007, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-4398 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Irssi irssi

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-4398 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-4398 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat/scripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7429c29a2fab6d7493c0188b5f631a7c2ae1533d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat/scripts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=76f7f7b502352ba2b823e3388a2ca88840fd1945 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat/scripts.git;a=commit;h=7429c29a2fab6d7493c0188b5f631a7c2ae1533d
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat/scripts.git;a=commit;h=76f7f7b502352ba2b823e3388a2ca88840fd1945
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/476283/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476283/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/35985 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35985 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in the (1) now-playing.rb and (2) xmms.pl 1.1 scripts for weechat allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file. Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in the (1) now-playing.rb and (2) xmms.pl 1.1 scripts for WeeChat allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in the (1) now-playing.rb and (2) xmms.pl 1.1 scripts for weechat allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file. Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in the (1) now-playing.rb and (2) xmms.pl 1.1 scripts for WeeChat allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-4398 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.30 }} -0.05%

score

0.91600

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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