CVE-2002-0197

high

Description

psyBNC 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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3931

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7985.php

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/251832

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101173478806580&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-05-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N