CVE-2008-1338

Public Exploit

Description

The Perforce service (p4s.exe) in Perforce Server 2007.3/143793 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a server-DiffFile command with an integer value within a certain range, which causes a loop until all memory is exhausted.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://aluigi.org/poc/perforces.zip
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28108 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489179/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41361 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29231 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/perforces-adv.txt
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3735 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41017 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1338?
CVE-2008-1338 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1338?
To fix CVE-2008-1338, 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-2008-1338 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1338 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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