CVE-2003-1512 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in mIRC versions 6.1 and 6.11, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending an excessively long DCC SEND request. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited over the network with low complexity, leading to a crash of the affected application. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, though no active exploitation or media coverage is currently reported.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.