CVE-2008-1337

Public Exploit

Description

The instant message service in Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 RC 229 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to cause (1) a denial of service (daemon crash) via an invalid Version field or (2) a denial of service (CPU consumption and daemon termination) via an invalid or partial message.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489360/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29316 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3741 third party advisory
http://aluigi.org/poc/timbuto.zip exploit
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/timbuto-adv.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0840 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1337?
CVE-2008-1337 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1337?
To fix CVE-2008-1337, 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-2008-1337 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1337 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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