Description
Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91 and earlier allows a remote server to execute arbitrary code on the client via a long nickname.
Published: 2002-05-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0228 Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91 and earlier allows a remote server to execute arbitrary code on the client via a long nickname.
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01433}

epss

{'score': 0.0171}


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Khaled Mardam-bey Mirc
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:42:28.515Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0231

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-05-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0231

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