CVE-2008-4748

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6832

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46114

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2926

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31912

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4508

http://secunia.com/advisories/32410

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.13043