Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 2, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2785
CVE-2010-2785
Description
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:3.4.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:kvirc:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: < r4693
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- marc.infonvdPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/28/1nvdPatch
- svn.kvirc.de/kvirc/changeset/4693nvdPatch
- svn.kvirc.de/kvirc/ticket/858nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/40727nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/40796nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044625.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044643.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/66648nvd
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