CVE-2008-5280 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-11-29

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 8.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.0877.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-29T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.314Z

Reserved: 2008-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5280

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-29T02:30:00.187

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5280

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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