CVE-2002-0984

HIGH 7.5CVE-2002-0984 · Published 24/09/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-0984 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting light (light).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.7%, higher than 89.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
light light	`= 2.7.30p4= 2.8_pre9`	No fix yet

Description

The IRC script included in Light 2.7.x before 2.7.30p5, and 2.8.x before 2.8pre10, running EPIC allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if the user joins a channel whose topic includes EPIC4 code.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0231.html
debian.org/security/2002/dsa-156 · Patch
iss.net/security_center/static/9943.php
securityfocus.com/bid/5555

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