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CVE-2005-4681

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
31/12/2005
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91, 6.03, 6.12, and 6.16 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is entered after reaching the DCC Get Folder Dialog. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor, saying "as far as I can tell, this is neither an exploit nor a vulnerability. The above report describes a local bug in mIRC." It could be that this is only exploitable by the user of the application, and thus would not cross privilege boundaries unless under an otherwise restrictive environment such as a kiosk

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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