CVE-2008-4748
published 2008-10-27CVE-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…
PriorityP340high7.6CVSS 2.0
AVNACHAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
8.16%
94.1th percentile
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
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | kvirc | — | — |
| kvirc | kvirc | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.6HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_debian7.6LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-jj7q-9hhv-3pcp: Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2008-4748 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-jj7q-9hhv-3pcp: Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3
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.
Debian
CVE-2008-4748: kvirc - Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3.4.0, when set as the d...
vendor_debian·2008·CVSS 7.6
CVE-2008-4748 [HIGH] CVE-2008-4748: kvirc - Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3.4.0, when set as the d...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://secunia.com/advisories/32410http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4508http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31912http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2926https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46114https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6832http://secunia.com/advisories/32410http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4508http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31912http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2926https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46114https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6832
2008-10-27
Published