CVE-2008-3578

Public Exploit

Description

HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a long irc:// URI.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.58% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2309 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6201 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31376 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4126 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44204 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30523 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3578?
CVE-2008-3578 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3578?
To fix CVE-2008-3578, 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-2008-3578 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3578 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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