# CVE-2010-3438: libpoe-component-irc-perl before v6.32 does not remove carriage returns and line feeds.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- libpoe-component-irc-perl: before v6.32

## Description

libpoe-component-irc-perl before v6.32 does not remove carriage returns and line feeds. This can be used to execute arbitrary IRC commands by passing an argument such as "some text\rQUIT" to the 'privmsg' handler, which would cause the client to disconnect from the server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libpoe-component-irc-perl, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3438
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-3438
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=581194

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