CVE-2008-6938

Public Exploit

Description

Pi3Web 2.0.3 before PL2, when installed on Windows as a desktop application and without using the Pi3Web/Conf/Intenet.pi3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) and obtain the full pathname of the server via a request to a file in the ISAPI directory that is not an executable DLL, which triggers the crash when the DLL load fails, as demonstrated using Isapi\users.txt.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 73.69% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498771 mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/49999 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32287 exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498575 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498770 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498602 mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0171.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32696 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46600 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/49998 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498865 mailing list exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7109 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6938?
CVE-2008-6938 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6938?
To fix CVE-2008-6938, 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-2008-6938 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6938 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~74% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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