CVE-2008-2954

Exp

client/NmdcHub.cpp in Linux DC++ (linuxdcpp) before 0.707 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an empty private message, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Published: 2008-07-01 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2954 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.24%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-2954

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2954

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 2025-05-28 2.90% 3.24% +0.34%
2 2025-03-30 1.49% 2.90% +1.41%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.49% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2954

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-2008-2954

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2954

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2008-2954 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (linuxdcpp), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2954

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2954

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux direct_connect 0.686 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.686:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux direct_connect 0.699 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.699:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux direct_connect 0.700 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux direct_connect 0.701 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.701:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux direct_connect 0.702 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.702:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux direct_connect 0.703 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux direct_connect 0.704 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.704:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux direct_connect 0.705 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.705:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux direct_connect 0.706 cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.706:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2954

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