CVE-2008-2953

Linux Direct Connect - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

Linux DC++ (linuxdcpp) before 0.707 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via "partial file list requests" that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

References (11)

[Exploit] http://cvs.berlios.de/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/client/ShareManager.cpp.diff?r1=1.14&r2=1.15&sortby=date

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30812

[Product] http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=608612&group_id=40287

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43341

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00101.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00116.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29924

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020407

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020408

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30907

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30918

Scores

EPSS 0.0246

EPSS Percentile 85.0%

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (9)

linux/direct_connect

Timeline

Published Jul 01, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026