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CVE-2008-2953

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2953 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Linux DC++ (linuxdcpp) versions prior to 0.707. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by sending malformed "partial file list requests," leading to a NULL pointer dereference and application crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and impact limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.686CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.686:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.699CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.699:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.700CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.701CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.701:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.702CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:direct_connect:0.702:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0323 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-2953Low

linuxdcpp: multiple remote DoS issues (CVE-2008-2953, CVE-2008-2954)

References

cvs.berlios.de / cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/linuxdcpp/linuxdcpp/client/ShareManager.cpp.diff
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/30812
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30907
secunia.com / advisories/30918
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43341
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00101.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00116.html
securityfocus.com / bid/29924
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id