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TI-2002-00220 Aliases CVE-2002-0231GHSA-whx5-3vjj-xg9h

Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91 and earlier allows a remote server to execute arbitrary code…

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

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 · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91 and earlier allows a remote server to execute arbitrary code on the client via a long nickname.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09557 95th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 31

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1aVulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3aVulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4aVulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5aVulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7aVulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.8c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8cVulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1a Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3a Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4a Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5a Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7a Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:2.8c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8c Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
Show 21 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.91VulnerableKhaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey
  • cpe:2.3:a:khaled_mardam-bey:mirc:5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.91 Vulnerable ·Khaled Mardam-bey

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0231
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whx5-3vjj-xg9h

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2002-01378 Buffer overflow in mIRC 6.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long $asctime value. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-1999-00394 The DCC server command in the Mirc 5.5 client doesn't filter characters from file names… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00313 The locking feature in mIRC 5.7 allows local users to bypass the password mechanism by… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00901 DDE in mIRC allows local users to launch applications under another user's account via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2003-01412 Buffer overflow in mIRC 6.1 and 6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-00410 mIRC DCC server protocol allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information such as… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
See all 8 →

Sources

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