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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 possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the irc:// URI.

Published

2008-10-27T20:00:01.677

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	kvirc	kvirc	3.4.0	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32410 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4508 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31912 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2926 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46114 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6832 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32410 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4508 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31912 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2926 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46114 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6832 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)