CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0944

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The DDE vulnerability 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.

Risk Assessment

The risk associated with this vulnerability is the potential for unauthorized access to another user's system resources, which could lead to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to DDE functionality in mIRC and to monitor and audit user activities to detect potential abuses.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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