VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0231
Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91 and earlier allows a remote server to execute arbitrary code on the client via a long nickname.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91 and earlier allows a remote server to execute arbitrary code on the client via a long nickname.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.56% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- khaled mardam-bey/mirc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101286747013955&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254105
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8083.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4027
- http://www.uuuppz.com/research/adv-001-mirc.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101286747013955&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254105
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8083.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4027
- http://www.uuuppz.com/research/adv-001-mirc.htm
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.