CVE-2008-2954

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.90% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43566 vdb entry
http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/client/NmdcHub.cpp.diff?r1=1.14&r2=1.15&sortby=date exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00116.html vendor advisory
http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/Changelog.txt
http://dcplusplus.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dcplusplus/dcplusplus/trunk/changelog.txt?r1=1027&r2=1026&pathrev=1027
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020410 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30037 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30907 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30918 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00101.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020409 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2954?
CVE-2008-2954 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2954?
To fix CVE-2008-2954, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2954 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2954 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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