Check Point Advisories

mIRC Command Injection (CVE-2019-6453)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-1614
Date Published:	26 Dec 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 30 April, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-6453
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	mIRC prior to version 7.55
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in mIRC. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the mIRC Command Injection (CVE-2019-6453) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Instant Messenger.
Attack Information: mIRC Command Injection (CVE-2019-6453)