CVE-2002-0197

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-0197
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-05-16 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionpsyBNC 2.3 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof encrypted, trusted messages by sending lines that begin with the "[B]" sequence, which makes the message appear legitimate.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Psychoid Psybnc All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ISS X-Force Database: psybnc-view-encrypted-messages (7985): psyBNC allows a remote attacker to view encrypted chat messages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
psyBNC Encrypted Chat Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
'psyBNC 2.3 Beta - encrypted text "spoofable" in others' irc terminal' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 online.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
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