Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4748

Description

Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3.4.0, when set as the default application for processing IRC URIs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the irc:// URI.

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Affected products

Kvirc/Kvirc2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =3.4.0
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/kvirc&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 5.0.0-4.3

Patches

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References

secunia.com/advisories/32410nvdVendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4508nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31912nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2926nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46114nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6832nvd

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