CVE-2007-2951

The parseIrcUrl function in src/kvirc/kernel/kvi_ircurl.cpp in KVIrc 3.2.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an (1) irc:// or (2) irc6:// URI.

Published: 2007-06-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-2951 is rated High Risk (67.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.20%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2951

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.76% 3.20% +0.43%
2 2026-02-12 2.66% 2.76% +0.11%
3 2025-07-21 — 2.66% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2951

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2951

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-2951

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-2951 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (kvirc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2951
gentoo normal CVE-2007-2951: 1 GLSA(s) (200709-02), 1 atom(s) (net-irc/kvirc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-2951
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-2951 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kvirc), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2951

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2951

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kvirc irc_client 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:kvirc:irc_client:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2951

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