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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3578 · published 10 August 2008

CVE-2008-3578: Hydrairc improper input validation vulnerability

Hydrairc · Hydrairc

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.1% · top 5.9% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31376
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4126
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30523 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2309
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44204
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6201
http://secunia.com/advisories/31376
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4126
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30523 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2309
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44204
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6201

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3578), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.