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CVE-2001-1488

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2001-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Open Projects Network Open Projects Network Ircd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References