CVE-2002-0983
IRC client irssi in irssi-text before 0.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0983- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0983- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0972 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0972- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrw3-7gpj-88wx No score
IRC client irssi in irssi-text before 0.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xrw3-7gpj-88wx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
irssi-textDebian:3.0 |
before 0.8.4-3.1 | 0.8.4-3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0983 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Irssi, published August 23, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in irssi-text 0.8.4-3.1.