CVE-2008-3578
HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...
HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a long irc:// URI.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a long irc:// URI.
- Record
CVE-2008-3578- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a long irc:// URI.
- Record
CVE-2008-3578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3564 No score
HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a long irc:// URI.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3564- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmqr-ppqj-pp99 No score
HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...
HydraIRC 0.3.164 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a long irc:// URI.
- Record
GHSA-rmqr-ppqj-pp99- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | HydraIrc 0.3.164 - Remote Denial of Service | 2008-08-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3578 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Hydrairc, published August 10, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.13%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.