VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-0489

Buffer overflow in the font command of mIRC, probably 6.16, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.47%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Buffer overflow in the font command of mIRC, probably 6.16, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string. NOTE: the original researcher claims that issue has been disputed by the vendor, and that the vendor stated "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 2.0: 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 0.47% probability · 41th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: khaled mardam-bey/mirc
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

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