CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1351

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.61%

73th percentile - higher than 73% of all known CVEs

Summary

KVIrc IRC client 0.9.0 has a directory traversal vulnerability when the 'Listen to !nick <soundname> requests' option is enabled. This allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a DCC GET request.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information from the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable the 'Listen to !nick <soundname> requests' option and update KVIrc to the latest version to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in KVIrc IRC client 0.9.0 with the "Listen to !nick <soundname> requests" option enabled allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a DCC GET request.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS