CVE-2007-3836

Format string vulnerability in HydraIRC 0.3.151 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via format string specifiers in certain data related to failed DCC file transfer negotiation.

Published: 2007-07-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3836 is rated Moderate Risk (57.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.82%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3836

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-05 0.67% 0.82% +0.15%
2 2025-08-11 0.62% 0.67% +0.06%
3 2025-03-30 0.62%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3836

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3836

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3836

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.151 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.151:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3836

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