CVE-2008-0673

critical

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.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0449

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27660

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487687/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3632

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201111-07.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/28833

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rintintin-adv.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-02-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01207