CVE-2008-0945

Format string vulnerability in the logging function in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in an IP address field.

CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/ipsimene.zip
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677
http://secunia.com/advisories/28824	Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3697
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imserver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:instant_messaging::::::::

Information

Published : 2008-02-25 13:44

Updated : 2018-10-15 15:03

NVD link : CVE-2008-0945

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0945

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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Products Affected

ipswitch

instant_messaging
imserver

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