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CVE-2019-6453
Published: Feb 18, 2019
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
mIRC before 7.55 allows remote command execution by using argument injection through custom URI protocol handlers. The attacker can specify an irc:// URI that loads an arbitrary .ini file from a UNC share pathname. Exploitation depends on browser-specific URI handling (Chrome is not exploitable).
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
46392
exploit
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https://proofofcalc.com/advisories/20190218.txt
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https://github.com/proofofcalc/cve-2019-6453-poc
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https://www.mirc.com/news.html
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https://proofofcalc.com/cve-2019-6453-mIRC/
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https://twitter.com/proofofcalc/status/1097518413143003136
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