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CVE-2008-7070
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "…
High9.3EPSS 5.1%
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- mitre
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (quote) followed by command line switches in a (1) irc:///, (2) irc6:///, (3) ircs:///, or (4) and ircs6:/// URI. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-2951.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.1% · top 7.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/kvirc_342_cmd.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20081121 KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny (uri handler) remote command execution exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 7181 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 32410 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32410 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- kvirc-multiple-uri-command-execution(46779) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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