CVE-2001-1488

5.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
1.34%
LOW RiskEPSS (70th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

Open Projects Network Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon u2.10.05.18 does not perform a double-reverse DNS lookup, which allows remote attackers to spoof any valid hostname on the Internet. NOTE: a followup post suggests that this is not an issue in the daemon.

Published: 12/31/2001
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

5

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

1.34%LOW Exploitation Risk
70th percentile

This vulnerability has a 1.34% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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