CVE-2001-0315 describes a vulnerability in mIRC 5.7 where local users can bypass the application's locking mechanism by directly modifying the LockOptions registry key. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating that it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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