SB2020012118 - Information disclosure in mIRC



SB2020012118 - Information disclosure in mIRC

Published: January 21, 2020 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020012118
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5282)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

mIRC prior to 7.22 has a message leak because chopping of outbound messages is mishandled.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.