VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2001-1488
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.