CVE-2008-3578 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.13% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-08-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hydrairc | hydrairc |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HydraIrc 0.3.164 - Remote Denial of Service | 2008-08-04 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31376
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4126
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30523
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2309
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44204
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6201
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31376
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4126
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30523
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2309
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44204
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6201
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