CVE-2010-2785 Command injection in n/a
Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary CTCP commands in KVIrc due to improper handling of backslash characters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2785?
CVE-2010-2785 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Aug 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2785?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kvirc Kvirc.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2785?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2010-2785 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2785 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2785, DSA-2078-1, GHSA-f56f-xchc-vpm3, openSUSE-SU-2024:10245-1.