CVE-2008-1353

Description

zabbix_agentd in ZABBIX 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and connection consumption) via multiple vfs.file.cksum commands with a special device node such as /dev/urandom or /dev/zero.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.04% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0878	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3747	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28244	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41196	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29383	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489506/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1353?: CVE-2008-1353 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1353?: To fix CVE-2008-1353, 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-2008-1353 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-1353 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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