CVE-2008-0671

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-02-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0671 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.56%, 96th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0671

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31119 exploit_db edb 2008-02-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0671

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 2026-06-15 13.46% 15.56% +2.10%
2 2025-12-01 15.71% 13.46% -2.25%
3 2025-04-03 — 15.71% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0671

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0671

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0671

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-0671 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tintin++), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0671
gentoo high CVE-2008-0671: 1 GLSA(s) (201111-07), 1 atom(s) (games-mud/tintin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0671
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-0671 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tintin++), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, released 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0671

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0671

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tintin tintin\+\+ 1.97.9 cpe:2.3:a:tintin:tintin\+\+:1.97.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tintin wintin\+\+ 1.97.9 cpe:2.3:a:tintin:wintin\+\+:1.97.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0671

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