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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny - URI handler Remote Command Execution EDB-7181 · remote · Nov 21, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/kvirc_342_cmd.html
- 20081121 KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny (uri handler) remote command execution exploit mailing-list
- 7181 exploit
- 32410 vdb-entry
- 32410 third-party-advisory
- kvirc-multiple-uri-command-execution(46779) vdb-entry