CVE-2008-0356

Description

Buffer overflow in the Independent Management Architecture (IMA) service in Citrix Presentation Server (MetaFrame Presentation Server) 4.5 and earlier, Access Essentials 2.0 and earlier, and Desktop Server 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid size value in a packet to TCP port 2512 or 2513.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 61.35% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486585/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28508 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0172 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/412228 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019231 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27329 vdb entry
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-002.html
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX114487 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0356?
CVE-2008-0356 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0356?
To fix CVE-2008-0356, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0356 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0356 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~61% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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