CVE-2008-0378 — 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

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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

Published Jan 22, 2008

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.51%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.51% 0.02512

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02512

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.51% (0.02512)	84.21th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.51% (0.02512)	82.67th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.57% (0.01567)	80.24th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	2.63% (0.02629)	90.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 25, 2024	2.59% (0.02591)	90.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	2.27% (0.02265)	87.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.15% (0.04146)	86.08th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.15% (0.04146)	84.67th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.15% (0.04146)	68.31th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (4)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3560
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486632/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27357
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39781
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3560		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486632/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27357		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39781		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 22, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 22, 2008

Link CVE-2008-0378

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-0378

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-0378