CVE-2008-1118

Public Exploit

Description

Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 for Windows, and possibly 8.7 for Mac OS X, does not perform input validation before logging information fields taken from packets from a remote peer, which allows remote attackers to generate crafted log entries, and possibly avoid detection of attacks, via modified (1) computer name, (2) user name, and (3) IP address fields.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.88% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29316 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2166
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3742 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28081 vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41330 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489414/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5238 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1118?
CVE-2008-1118 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1118?
To fix CVE-2008-1118, 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-2008-1118 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1118 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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