Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (quote) followed by command line switches in a (1) irc:///, (2) irc6:///, (3) ircs:///, or (4) and ircs6:/// URI
Published Aug 25, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.05%
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (quote) followed by command line switches in a (1) irc:///, (2) irc6:///, (3) ircs:///, or (4) and ircs6:/// URI. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-2951.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.05% (0.05050) | 92.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.05% (0.05050) | 91.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 5.01% (0.05010) | 89.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.33% (0.03330) | 86.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.83% (0.05835) | 83.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.33% (0.03330) | 86.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.06% (0.04061) | 92.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 4.06% (0.04061) | 91.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 3.62% (0.03616) | 90.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.74% (0.03739) | 90.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/kvirc_342_cmd.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32410 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498557/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32410 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46779 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7181 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://retrogod.altervista.org/kvirc_342_cmd.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32410 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498557/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32410 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46779 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7181 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
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