CVE-2008-0672

The process_chat_input function in TinTin++ 1.97.9 and WinTin++ 1.97.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a YES message without a newline character, which triggers a NULL dereference.

Published: 2008-02-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0672 is rated Moderate Risk (46.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.75%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0672

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 1.19% 1.75% +0.55%
2 2025-03-30 1.55% 1.19% -0.36%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0672

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0672

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0672

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2008-0672 low 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-2008-0672
gentoo high CVE-2008-0672: 1 GLSA(s) (201111-07), 1 atom(s) (games-mud/tintin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0672
ubuntu low CVE-2008-0672 low 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-2008-0672

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0672

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-2008-0672

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