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CVE-2008-4748

HIGH CVSS: 7.6 Published: 2008-10-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Kvirc Kvirc

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References