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CVE-2002-1456· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Buffer overflow in mIRC 6.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long $asctime value.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Jun 9, 2003
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
11.6% · 96th percentile
CWE
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Action score

33

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 11.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
khaled mardam-beymirc

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • khaled mardam-bey mirc6.0
  • khaled mardam-bey mirc6.0.1
  • khaled mardam-bey mirc6.0.2

Same product

khaled mardam-bey: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2002-0231Buffer overflow in mIRC 5.91 and earlier allows a remote server to execute arbitrary code on the client via a long nickname.
    33Monitor
  • CVE-1999-0399The DCC server command in the Mirc 5.5 client doesn't filter characters from file names properly, allowing remote attackers to place a malic
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2001-0315The locking feature in mIRC 5.7 allows local users to bypass the password mechanism by modifying the LockOptions registry key.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2001-0944DDE in mIRC allows local users to launch applications under another user's account via a DDE message that executes a command, which may be e
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2003-1512Buffer overflow in mIRC 6.1 and 6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long DCC SEND request.
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2002-0425mIRC DCC server protocol allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information such as alternate IRC nicknames via a "100 testing" message i
    20Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2002-08-27

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-286 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+8514 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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