Resource exhaustion in Mirc

CVE-2008-7314

mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Mirc — versions before 6.35

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-7314?: CVE-2008-7314 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mirc, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2008-7314?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.