VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-7070

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability5.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-08-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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