CVE-2008-5159

Description

Integer overflow in the remote administration protocol processing in Client Software WinCom LPD Total 3.0.2.623 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large string length argument, which triggers memory corruption.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 74.97% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://aluigi.org/adv/wincomalpd-adv.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487507/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0410 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28763 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27614 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4610 third party advisory
http://aluigi.org/poc/wincomalpd.zip

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5159?
CVE-2008-5159 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5159?
To fix CVE-2008-5159, 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-2008-5159 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5159 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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