PT-2009-2539 · Kvirc · Kvirc

Nine:Situations:Group · Published 2009-08-25 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-7070

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KVIrc version 3.4.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a quote followed by command line switches in API endpoints such as "irc:///", "irc6:///", "ircs:///", or "ircs6:///".

Recommendations For KVIrc version 3.4.2, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the URI handler until a patch is available. Avoid using the quote character followed by command line switches in the affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-7070

Affected Products

Kvirc

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7181 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32410 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://retrogod.altervista.org/kvirc_342_cmd.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7070 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/498557/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46779 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32410 · Note