CVE-2010-3438

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 33% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
73.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 12, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

CVE-2010-3438

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3438
redhat Patch Available

591215 – (CVE-2010-3438) CVE-2010-3438 perl-POE-Component-IRC: arbitrary IRC command execution due to insufficient stripping of CR/LF

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-3438
generic Patch Available

#581194 - libpoe-component-irc-perl: Insufficient stripping of CR/LF allows arbitrary IRC command execution - Debian Bug report logs

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=581194

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2010-3438?
CVE-2010-3438 is a critical vulnerability published on November 12, 2019. 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.
When was CVE-2010-3438 disclosed?
CVE-2010-3438 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 12, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2010-3438 actively exploited?
CVE-2010-3438 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 73.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2010-3438?
CVE-2010-3438 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2010-3438?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2010-3438, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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