CVE-2008-5280

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Published Nov 29, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 7.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:zilab:zim_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:zilab:zim_server:2.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5257	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.3% (7.345% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zilabzcsx-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/zilabzcsx.zip
http://secunia.com/advisories/29062
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27940
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0664
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0665

History

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Subscriptions

Zilab Zim Server

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 29, 2008, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM
Reserved: Nov 28, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 29, 2008, 2:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

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