CVE-2007-2951 describes a critical vulnerability in KVIrc 3.2.0, specifically within the parseIrcUrl function, allowing user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters into specially crafted irc:// or irc6:// URIs. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:irc_client:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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