mIRC allows malicious user to bypass password
| mirc-bypass-password (6013) |  High Risk |
Description:
mIRC could allow an attacker to bypass the mIRC password, due to a vulnerability in the "Lock" option. An attacker can disable the Lock option in mIRC to bypass the mIRC password by setting the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\mIRC\LockOptions registry key to '0, 1' and gain access to the mIRC program.
Platforms Affected:
- mIRC, mIRC 5.7 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 15, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jan 25 2001 - 17:35:56 CST, mIRC password protection can be bypassed at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0442.html.
- mIRC Web Site, Welcome to the mIRC Homepage! at http://www.mirc.com/index.html.
- CVE-2001-0315: The locking feature in mIRC 5.7 allows local users to bypass the password mechanism by modifying the LockOptions registry key.
Reported:
Jan 25, 2001
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