Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-0378

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
cpe:2.3:a:nec:sockscap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.40_051231
SocksCap/SocksCapllm-create
Range: <=2.40-051231

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/3560nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486632/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27357nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39781nvd

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