CVE-2008-3429

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers...

6.8 MediumFix available

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Exploit likelihood

3.72%Down 2.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Record: CVE-2008-3429
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Record: CVE-2008-3429
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3415 No score

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Record: EUVD-2008-3415
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3354-gp3f-v5mx No score

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers...

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Record: GHSA-3354-gp3f-v5mx
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Record: CVE-2008-3429
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3429 No score

Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3429
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`httrack` Debian:12	before 3.42.3-1	3.42.3-1
`httrack` Debian:13	before 3.42.3-1	3.42.3-1
`httrack` Debian:14	before 3.42.3-1	3.42.3-1
`httrack` Debian:4.0	before 3.40.4-3.1+etch1, plus listed versions 3.40.4-3.1	3.40.4-3.1+etch1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3429 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Httrack, published July 31, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.72%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in httrack 3.42.3-1.

References

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