CVE-2008-7314

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 23, 2020 at 02:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMirc

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.35
Affected range stops below 6.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.mirc.com/news.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.mirc.com/versions.txt

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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