OSVDB ID: 6403

Title: mIRC DDE Alternate Account Arbitrary Command Execution

Info

Disclosure

Dec 02, 2001

Discovery

Dec 02, 2001

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

mIRC contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when a user runs the program with DDE, which allows another user on the system to run code as the mIRC user. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Other
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Khaled Mardam-Bey

mIRC

2.x
3.x
4.x
5.x

References

Credit

  • Shustrik - rootBrand New Doo Dooshustrik.com -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/36218