Re: mIRC Buffer Overflow

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

Krish Ahya wrote:
> Why would you release an exploit for this hole if currently there are no
> security patches for it? Do you know how many people run mIRC? Most of which
> know nothing about even how they got online! My prediction is that several
> machines are going to get compromised due to this.

Did you read the page he referenced, where he indicates that he 
contacted the vendor in October, and they declined to make any changes?
http://www.uuuppz.com/research/adv-001-mirc.htm

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