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CVE-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…
High7.6EPSS 8.2%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.2% · top 5.1% 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 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 6832 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 31912 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- kvirc-irc-format-string(46114) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4508 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2926 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32410 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- 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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