CVE-2008-0378
Stack-based buffer overflow in SocksCap 2.40-051231 and earlier, when "Resolve all names remotely...
Stack-based buffer overflow in SocksCap 2.40-051231 and earlier, when "Resolve all names remotely" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in SocksCap 2.40-051231 and earlier, when "Resolve all names remotely" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.
- Record
CVE-2008-0378- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in SocksCap 2.40-051231 and earlier, when "Resolve all names remotely" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.
- Record
CVE-2008-0378- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0388 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in SocksCap 2.40-051231 and earlier, when "Resolve all names remotely" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0388- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvjm-35jr-cx3w No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in SocksCap 2.40-051231 and earlier, when "Resolve all names remotely...
Stack-based buffer overflow in SocksCap 2.40-051231 and earlier, when "Resolve all names remotely" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.
- Record
GHSA-vvjm-35jr-cx3w- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0378 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Nec Sockscap, published January 22, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.51%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.