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Critical
CVE-2007-2951
The parseIrcUrl function in src/kvirc/kernel/kvi_ircurl.cpp in KVIrc 3.2.0 allows user-assisted...
Vulnerability Description
The parseIrcUrl function in src/kvirc/kernel/kvi_ircurl.cpp in KVIrc 3.2.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an (1) irc:// or (2) irc6:// URI.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://svn.kvirc.de/kvirc/changeset/630/#file3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472441/100/0/threaded
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-02.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26813
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2334
- http://osvdb.org/37604
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24652
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-56/advisory/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25740
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
3.2.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 26th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.