CVE-2001-0944 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 2 Feb 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands under another user's account via DDE messages in mIRC, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-0944?

CVE-2001-0944 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

DDE in mIRC allows local users to launch applications under another user's account via a DDE message that executes a command, which may be executed by the other user's process.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0944?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Khaled Mardam-Bey Mirc.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-0944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vc3w-p44f-p2wh.