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Bugtraq archives for 1st quarter (Jan-Mar) 1999: Re: Mirc 5.5 'DCC Server' hole

Re: Mirc 5.5 'DCC Server' hole

Sandro Jurado (devilBETA.COSAPIDATA.COM.PE)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 11:40:49 -0500

On 24 Jan 99, at 8:44, Spikeman wrote:

> while talking with typo he gave me this mIRC bug as it says in the file #
> bug description: mirc 5.5's newly introduced dcc server feature doesn't #
> filter metachars(such as . and \) from sent filenames. this script fakes
> the # sending of a harmless file and then puts malicious file in a wanted
> # destination dir on the same harddrive (autostart dir is a good choice)
>
> If you have problems with the attchmnt i have the file at
> http://spikeman.genocide2600.com/balu.pl

As I see, this will only work if you have the mIRC DCCSERVER in ON.
If not, you wont have a port 59 listening to DCCs.