CVE-2008-6742

Foxy P2P - Denial of Service via Large fs Value in Download Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6742. PoCs published by Styxosaurus.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in Foxy P2P software by crafting a malicious URL with an excessively large 'fs' parameter, causing the application to request excessive memory and freeze.

Description

Foxy P2P software allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a foxy URI with a download action and a large fs value.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Styxosaurus · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5843

This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in Foxy P2P software by crafting a malicious URL with an excessively large 'fs' parameter, causing the application to request excessive memory and freeze.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Foxy P2P (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must click on the malicious link or have the application parse the URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43146
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29776
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5843

Scores

EPSS 0.0216
EPSS Percentile 79.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
gofoxy/foxy
Published Apr 21, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026