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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-7070 json

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (quo…

published 2009-08-25 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7029

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.1%
EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7181)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7181 KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny - URI handler Remote Command Execution remote, 2008-11-21
  • retrogod.altervista.org http://retrogod.altervista.org/kvirc_342_cmd.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32410 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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