CVE-2008-4748 Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3.4.0, when set as the default application for processing IRC URIs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and...
HighCVSS 7.6
EPSS 8.2%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3.4.0, when set as the default application for processing IRC URIs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the irc:// URI.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kvirc | = 3.4.0 | No fix listed |
References
- 32410 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 4508 third-party-advisory
- 31912 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2926 vdb-entry
- kvirc-irc-format-string(46114) vdb-entry
- 6832 exploit
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2008-4748 vendor-advisory