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CVE-2005-4681 Detail

Disputed     

Current 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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Hyperlink Resource
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Dec/0263.html
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Dec/0263.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/285
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/285
http://trout.snt.utwente.nl/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=146129&an=0&page=0#146129
http://trout.snt.utwente.nl/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=146129&an=0&page=0#146129
http://www.osvdb.org/24116
http://www.osvdb.org/24116
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0512-exploits/mIRCexploitXPSP2eng.c Exploit 
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0512-exploits/mIRCexploitXPSP2eng.c Exploit 
http://www.shellsec.net/leer_advisory.php?id=9
http://www.shellsec.net/leer_advisory.php?id=9

Weakness Enumeration

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4681
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2005
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE