VDB-17648 · CVE-2001-0944 · GCVE-0-2001-0944

Khaled Mardam-Bey mIRC DDE Message privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Khaled Mardam-Bey mIRC. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DDE Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0944. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Khaled Mardam-Bey mIRC (Chat Software) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component DDE Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 12/02/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0944. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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Productinfo

Type

Chat Software

Vendor

Khaled Mardam-Bey

Name

mIRC

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/02/2001 🔍
12/02/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +4603 days 🔍
04/10/2019 +1735 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17648

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 16:43
Updated: 04/10/2019 11:38
Changes: 07/10/2014 16:43 (41), 04/10/2019 11:38 (6)
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