CVE-2008-4748

Published Oct 27, 2008

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.6
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 4.9
Vector string: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "B91ED333-CB47-401A-894B-4A1CF5AED8E9"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References