CVE-2008-3578

Exp

HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a long irc:// URI.

Published: 2008-08-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3578 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.11%, 92th percentile). 2 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-2008-3578

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6201 exploit_db edb 2008-08-04 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3578

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 2026-05-30 8.84% 7.11% -1.73%
2 2025-12-12 7.16% 8.84% +1.68%
3 2025-09-30 — 7.16% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3578

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-2008-3578

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3578

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hydrairc hydrairc <= 0.3.164 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.057 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.057:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.058 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.058:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.059 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.059:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.060 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.060:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.061 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.061:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.062 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.062:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.063 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.063:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.064 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.064:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.065 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.065:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.066 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.066:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.067 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.067:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.068 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.068:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.069 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.069:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.070 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.070:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.071 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.071:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.072 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.072:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.073 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.073:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.074 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.074:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.075 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.075:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.076 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.076:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.077 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.077:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.078 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.078:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.079 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.079:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.080 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.080:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.081 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.081:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.082 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.082:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.083 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.083:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.084 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.084:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.085 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.085:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.086 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.086:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.087 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.087:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.088 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.088:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.089 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.089:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.090 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.090:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.091 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.091:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.092 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.092:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.093 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.093:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.094 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.094:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.095 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.095:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.096 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.096:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.097 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.097:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.098 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.098:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.099 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.099:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.101 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.102 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.103 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.104 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.104:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.105 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.105:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.106 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.107 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.107:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.108 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.108:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.109 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.109:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.110 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.111 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.112 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.113 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.113:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.114 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.114:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.115 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.115:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.116 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.116:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.117 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.118 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.118:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.119 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.119:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.120 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.120:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.121 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.121:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.122 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.122:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.123 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.123:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.124 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.125 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.126 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.126:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.127 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.127:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.128 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.128:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.129 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.129:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.130 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.130:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.131 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.131:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.132 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.132:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.133 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.133:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.134 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.134:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.135 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.135:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hydrairc hydrairc 0.3.136 cpe:2.3:a:hydrairc:hydrairc:0.3.136:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3578

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