CVE-2006-0489

high

Description

Buffer overflow in the font command of mIRC, probably 6.16, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string. NOTE: the original researcher claims that issue has been disputed by the vendor, and that the vendor stated "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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423758/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423192/100/0/threaded

http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP080AHPQ.html

http://www.osvdb.org/22942

http://trout.snt.utwente.nl/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=bugreports&Number=118751

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/383

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-02-01

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00089