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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2008-5279 Detail

Description

The Local ZIM Server (zcs.exe) in Zilab Chat and Instant Messaging (ZIM) Server 2.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) heap-based buffer overflows involving multiple vectors including a long room name and a long source account, and (2) a stack-based buffer overflow with a long username in an information request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  10.0 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zilabzcsx-adv.txt
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zilabzcsx-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/zilabzcsx.zip Exploit 
http://aluigi.org/poc/zilabzcsx.zip Exploit 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29062 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29062 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27940 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27940 Exploit 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0664
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0664

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:zilab:zim_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:zilab:zim_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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2.1

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5279
NVD Published Date:
11/28/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE