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    CVE-2005-4681

    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

    Published:Dec 31, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Feb 1, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00129
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Khaled Mardam-bey
    Product
    Mirc

    Exploits

    http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0512-exploits/mIRCexploitXPSP2eng.chttp://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0512-exploits/mIRCexploitXPSP2eng.c

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High