CVE-2008-6742 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Foxy P2P software, specifically affecting gofoxy foxy. Remote attackers can exploit this by crafting a malicious foxy URI with a download action and an excessively large "fs" value, leading to significant memory consumption and system instability. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability is of medium complexity to exploit and primarily impacts system availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, a public exploit (EDB-5843) is available, indicating the potential for targeted attacks.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gofoxy:foxy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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