CVE-2008-5280

Public Exploit

Description

The Local ZIM Server in Zilab Chat and Instant Messaging (ZIM) Server 2.0 and 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via crafted requests without required parameters.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.33% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27940 vdb entry
http://aluigi.org/poc/zilabzcsx.zip exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29062 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0664 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0665 vdb entry
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zilabzcsx-adv.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5280?
CVE-2008-5280 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5280?
To fix CVE-2008-5280, 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-2008-5280 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5280 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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