CVE-2010-2785
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ ...
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.
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What each source reports
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The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.
- Record
CVE-2010-2785- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.
- Record
CVE-2010-2785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2789 No score
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2789- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f56f-xchc-vpm3 No score
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ ...
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.
- Record
GHSA-f56f-xchc-vpm3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.
- Record
CVE-2010-2785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2785 No score
The IRC Protocol component in KVIrc 3.x and 4.x before r4693 does not properly handle \ (backslash) characters, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CTCP commands via vectors involving \r and \40 sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2451 and CVE-2010-2452.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10245-1 No score
kvirc-4.2.0-6.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the kvirc-4.2.0-6.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10245-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | KVIrc 4.0 - '\r' Carriage Return in DCC Handshake Remote Command Execution | 2010-07-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-2785 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Kvirc, published July 31, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.57%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in kvirc 4:4.0.0-3.
References
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330111
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044643.html
secunia.com/advisories/40796
osvdb.org/66648
svn.kvirc.de/kvirc/changeset/4693
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=128041011428629&w=2
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/28/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2785
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f56f-xchc-vpm3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2785
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2785