KVIrc 3.4.2 URI code injection

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A vulnerability was found in KVIrc 3.4.2 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component URI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (quote) followed by command line switches in a (1) irc:///, (2) irc6:///, (3) ircs:///, or (4) and ircs6:/// URI. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-2951.

The weakness was published 08/25/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-7070 since 08/24/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/22/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

A public exploit has been developed by Nine:Situations:Group and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 277 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46779) and Exploit-DB (7181). Similar entry is available at 44726.

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KVIrc

Version

3.4.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Nine:Situations:Group
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OpenVAS ID: 901011
OpenVAS Name: KVIrc URI Handler Argument Injection Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-7070 (🔍)
X-Force: 46779 - KVIrc multiple URI handler command execution
SecurityFocus: 32410 - KVIrc URI Handler Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 32410 - KVIrc Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/22/2018 08:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 11/22/2018 08:26 (5)
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