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CVE-2002-1456
Buffer overflow in mIRC 6.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long $asctime value.
High7.5EPSS 11.6%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in mIRC 6.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long $asctime value.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.6% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://www.mirc.co.uk/whatsnew.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20020827 uuuppz.com - Advisory 002 - mIRC $asctime overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5576 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020827 uuuppz.com - Advisory 002 - mIRC $asctime overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- mirc-asctime-bo(9970) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020827 uuuppz.com - Advisory 002 - mIRC $asctime overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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