CVE-2008-0671 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the add_line_buffer function in TinTin++ 1.97.9 and WinTin++ 1.97.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long chat message, related to conversion from LF to CRLF.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 15.56% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-02-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tintin | tintin\+\+ |
| tintin | wintin\+\+ |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TinTin++ / WinTin++ 1.97.9 - '#chat' Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-02-06 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rintintin-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28833
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201111-07.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3632
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487687/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27660
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0449
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rintintin-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28833
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201111-07.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3632
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487687/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27660
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0449
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