CVE-2008-3429 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in HTTrack and WinHTTrack versions prior to 3.42-3, specifically within their URI processing. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long URL. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:httrack:httrack:0.23:beta-2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:httrack:httrack:0.24:beta-2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:httrack:httrack:0.25:beta-2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:httrack:httrack:0.99:beta-2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.996CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:httrack:httrack:0.996:beta-2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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