CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4748

kvirc: CVE-2008-4748

Severity: Low
Published: Jun 15, 2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 8.16% · Oct 25, 2026

Format string vulnerability in the URI handler in KVirc 3.4.0, when set as the default application for processing IRC URIs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the irc:// URI.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	kvirc	sid	`4:5.2.10-2`	not affected
Debian	kvirc	forky	`4:5.2.10-2`	not affected
Debian	kvirc	trixie	`4:5.2.6-2`	not affected
Debian	kvirc	bookworm	`4:5.0.0+dfsg-6`	not affected
Opensuse	kvirc	tumbleweed	`5.0.0-4.3`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	kvirc	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	kvirc	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	kvirc	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	kvirc	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	kvirc	rpm	tumbleweed	`5.0.0-4.3`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10906-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[kvirc]Not affected
Source package: [kvirc]
Details (2)
- 4:5.0.0+dfsg-6+b5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kvirc · debian · bookworm
- 4:5.0.0+dfsg-6+b5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kvirc · debian · bookworm
[kvirc-data]Not affected
Source package: [kvirc]
Details (2)
- 4:5.0.0+dfsg-6 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kvirc · debian · bookworm
- 4:5.0.0+dfsg-6 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kvirc · debian · bookworm
[kvirc-modules]Not affected
Source package: [kvirc]
Details (2)
- 4:5.0.0+dfsg-6+b5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kvirc · debian · bookworm
- 4:5.0.0+dfsg-6+b5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kvirc · debian · bookworm
[libkvilib5]Not affected
Source package: [kvirc]
Details (2)
- 4:5.0.0+dfsg-6+b5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kvirc · debian · bookworm
- 4:5.0.0+dfsg-6+b5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · kvirc · debian · bookworm

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[kvirc]Fixed
Source package: [kvirc]
Details (1)
- 5.2.10-1.8 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.0-4.3
  dsa · kvirc · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:21 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]