CVE-2003-1336 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in mIRC versions prior to 6.11, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a specially long irc:// URL. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but granting complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit intelligence indicates the existence of Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, confirming readily available exploit code. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a focus of widespread attention or active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mirc:mirc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.