CVE-1999-1351

Summary

CVE-1999-1351 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting the KVIrc IRC client version 0.9.0. With the "Listen to !nick <soundname> requests" option enabled, an attacker can manipulate DCC (Direct Client-to-Client) GET requests by using ".." (dot dot) to navigate and read arbitrary files on the target system. This poses a significant security risk as sensitive information could be accessed remotely.

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