Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2954
client/NmdcHub.cpp in Linux DC++ (linuxdcpp) before 0.707 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an empty private message, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2954
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.44%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 90 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2954
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-2954
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-2954
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30037
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020410
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00116.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43566
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http://dcplusplus.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dcplusplus/dcplusplus/trunk/changelog.txt?r1=1027&r2=1026&pathrev=1027
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http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/client/NmdcHub.cpp.diff?r1=1.14&r2=1.15&sortby=date
Exploit
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http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/Changelog.txt
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020409
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00101.html
Products affected by CVE-2008-2954
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.704:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.699:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.686:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.705:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.706:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.701:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.702:*:*:*:*:*:*:*