CVE-2015-7874
Buffer overflow in the chat server in KiTTY Portable 0.65.0.2p and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long nickname.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in the chat server in KiTTY Portable 0.65.0.2p and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long nickname.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.89% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 29 December 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- portapps/kitty portable
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 13.9% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39119/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39119/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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