CVE-2007-4402 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple unspecified scripts in mIRC allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the '|' (pipe) shell metacharacter in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.

Published: 2007-08-18

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 3.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mirc:mirc:2.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4385	Multiple unspecified scripts in mIRC allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the '\|' (pipe) shell metacharacter in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03159.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065227.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26491
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3036
http://wouter.coekaerts.be/site/security/nowplaying
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476283/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476649/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Mirc Mirc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-08-18T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:53:55.980Z

Reserved: 2007-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4402

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-18T21:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4402

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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