CVE-2005-4681
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.6)—
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
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.61%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 47
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Dec/0263.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/285
- http://trout.snt.utwente.nl/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=146129&an=0&page=0#146129
- http://www.osvdb.org/24116
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0512-exploits/mIRCexploitXPSP2eng.c
- http://www.shellsec.net/leer_advisory.php?id=9
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Dec/0263.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/285
- http://trout.snt.utwente.nl/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=146129&an=0&page=0#146129
- http://www.osvdb.org/24116
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0512-exploits/mIRCexploitXPSP2eng.c
- http://www.shellsec.net/leer_advisory.php?id=9
JSON original (NVD)
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