CVE-2008-4748 Information

Description

Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3.4.0 when set as the default application for processing IRC URIs allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the irc:// URI.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/32410 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4508 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31912 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2926 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46114 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6832