CVE-2008-0673 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

TinTin++ 1.97.9 and WinTin++ 1.97.9 open files on the basis of an inbound file-transfer request, before the user has an opportunity to decline the request, which allows remote attackers to truncate arbitrary files in the top level of a home directory.

Published: 2008-02-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tintin:tintin\+\+:1.97.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tintin:wintin\+\+:1.97.9:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0683	TinTin++ 1.97.9 and WinTin++ 1.97.9 open files on the basis of an inbound file-transfer request, before the user has an opportunity to decline the request, which allows remote attackers to truncate arbitrary files in the top level of a home directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01289.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rintintin-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/28833
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201111-07.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3632
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487687/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27660
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0449

History

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Subscriptions

Tintin Tintin\+\+ Wintin\+\+

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:22.983Z

Reserved: 2008-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0673

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-12T01:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0673

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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