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CVE-2008-7314

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-01-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.

Affected products

• mIRC: before 6.35 — fixed in 6.35

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mIRC 6.35. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.mirc.com/news.html
• https://www.mirc.com/versions.txt
• http://www.mirc.com/news.html
• https://www.mirc.com/versions.txt

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