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CVE-2008-0378

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-01-22 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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

• NEC Sockscap: through 2.40_051231

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3560
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486632/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27357
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39781
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3560
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486632/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27357
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39781

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