Buffer overflow in mIRC before 6.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long irc:// URL.
CVE-2003-1336
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 31, 2003
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2003-q4/0060.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/9996
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/2665
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6M00B0U8KE.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8819
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13405
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2003-q4/0060.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/9996
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/2665
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6M00B0U8KE.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8819
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13405
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16530✓ verifiedFirst seen May 9, 2010
mIRC - IRC URL Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-112✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 21, 2003
mIRC 6.1 - 'IRC' Protocol Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/mirc_irc_url✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 13, 2003
mIRC IRC URL Buffer Overflow
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