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CVE-2005-4681

Published: Feb 1, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91, 6.03, 6.12, and 6.16 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is entered after reaching the DCC Get Folder Dialog. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor, saying "as far as I can tell, this is neither an exploit nor a vulnerability. The above report describes a local bug in mIRC." It could be that this is only exploitable by the user of the application, and thus would not cross privilege boundaries unless under an otherwise restrictive environment such as a kiosk

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

khaled mardam-bey
individual-devaka mirc
mircOn-prem
Communications / messaging-chat
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Dec/0263.html
seclists.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/285
securityreason.com
http://trout.snt.utwente.nl/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=146129&an=0&page=0#146129
trout.snt.utwente.nl
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