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mIRC "attempts to provide a user-friendly interface for use with the Internet Relay Chat network. The IRC network is a virtual meeting place where people from all over the world can meet and talk".
A vulnerability in the DCC implemenation of mIRC allows remote attackers to crash the client. |
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Credit:
The information has been provided by SecurITeam Experts.
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Vulnerable systems:
* mIRC version 6.11 and prior
Immune systems:
* mIRC version 6.12
Solution:
A new version is available at mIRC's web site: http://www.mirc.co.uk/get.html.
Workaround:
Use the /ignore -wd * directive.
For additional information see: http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/mirc/exploit.html.
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