CVE-2008-5730

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Published Dec 26, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier allow remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unspecified vectors involving (1) a %0a sequence in a cookie and (2) the add.php file.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5700	Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier allow remote attackers to have an unknown impact via unspecified vectors involving (1) a %0a sequence in a cookie and (2) the add.php file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.234% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47579
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560

History

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Subscriptions

Netcat Netcat

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 26, 2008, 5:08 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:04 AM
Reserved: Dec 26, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 26, 2008, 5:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM

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