TI-1999-01298 Aliases CVE-1999-1351 GHSA-8p4w-cwr7-jq9h

Directory traversal vulnerability in KVIrc IRC client 0.9.0 with the "Listen to !nick…

LOW 26Published 2002-03-09 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in KVIrc IRC client 0.9.0 with the "Listen to !nick <soundname> requests" option enabled allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a DCC GET request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01607 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:irc_client:0.9.0:::::::*	0.9.0	Vulnerable	Kvirc

cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:irc_client:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Kvirc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1351
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8p4w-cwr7-jq9h

References

Other 2

TI-2007-02857 The parseIrcUrl function in src/kvirc/kernel/kvi_ircurl.cpp in KVIrc 3.2.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3

Sources

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