CVE-2008-7314
mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.
CVE-2008-7314 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mirc, published January 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.
- Record
CVE-2008-7314- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.
- Record
CVE-2008-7314- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-7265 No score
mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.
- Record
EUVD-2008-7265- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x9vx-7gq2-65fm No score
mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.
mIRC before 6.35 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nickname.
- Record
GHSA-x9vx-7gq2-65fm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |