CVE-2008-3705 — Stack-based buffer overflow in the CLogger::WriteFormated function in echoware/Logger.cpp in EchoVNC Linux before 1.1.2 allows remote echoServers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) group or (2) user list, aka a "very crowded echoServer" attack

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Stack-based buffer overflow in the CLogger::WriteFormated function in echoware/Logger.cpp in EchoVNC Linux before 1.1.2 allows remote echoServers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) group or (2) user list, aka a "very crowded echoServer" attack

Published Aug 19, 2008

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.74%

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CLogger::WriteFormated function in echoware/Logger.cpp in EchoVNC Linux before 1.1.2 allows remote echoServers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) group or (2) user list, aka a "very crowded echoServer" attack. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.74% 0.02744

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

EPSS probability 0.02744

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)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.74% (0.02744)	85.65th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.74% (0.02744)	84.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.22% (0.01221)	77.70th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.68% (0.00677)	80.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.68% (0.00677)	79.30th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.68% (0.00677)	76.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.92% (0.02920)	83.31th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.92% (0.02920)	81.60th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.92% (0.02920)	64.09th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (4)

http://secunia.com/advisories/31526
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=620019&group_id=133100
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30722
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44501
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31526		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=620019&group_id=133100		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30722		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44501		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 19, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Aug 19, 2008

Link CVE-2008-3705

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-3705

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-3705