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CVE-2010-2785

Published: 2 August 2010

The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
kvirc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
jaunty Ignored
(end of life)
karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (4:4.0.0~svn3900+rc2-1ubuntu0.2)
maverick Not vulnerable
(4:4.0.0-3)
natty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (4:4.0.0-3)
Patches:
debdiff: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kvirc/+bug/612682