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Case File

CVE-2002-0983

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.96%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-09-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2002-0983
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.96%

Original NVD Description

IRC client irssi in irssi-text before 0.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC channel that has a long topic followed by a certain string, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.