HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0671

Tintin\+\+ vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
15.6%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Tintin
Affected product
Tintin\+\+
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-02-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 15.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0671

  • Confirm whether Tintin Tintin\+\+ is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0671.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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