CVE-2008-5730 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-12-26

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 4.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

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: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:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.04404.

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

No history.

Subscriptions

Netcat Netcat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-26T17:08:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.484Z

Reserved: 2008-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5730

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-26T17:30:00.687

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

Link: CVE-2008-5730

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2008-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-09-28T12:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "4819", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SREASON"], "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819"}, {"name": "7560", "tags": ["exploit", "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"], "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560"}, {"name": "netcat-add-crlf-injection(47579)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47579"}, {"name": "32992", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-5730", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "4819", "refsource": "SREASON", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819"}, {"name": "7560", "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB", "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560"}, {"name": "netcat-add-crlf-injection(47579)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47579"}, {"name": "32992", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T11:04:44.484Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "4819", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SREASON", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819"}, {"name": "7560", "tags": ["exploit", "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560"}, {"name": "netcat-add-crlf-injection(47579)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47579"}, {"name": "32992", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2008-5730", "datePublished": "2008-12-26T17:08:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2008-12-26T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T11:04:44.484Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "0AEB2D63-CC6D-4A4E-B74F-05ED07069920", "versionEndIncluding": "3.12", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B63CEAE5-9423-4CBA-A493-D5EC71441857", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B52E6C38-426E-49F4-9BA7-CF83ACDB97D7", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4A988705-A606-4AA2-8753-3F95226CDCE1", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "894816D2-6D9F-4417-B67D-141A5D4B66B8", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "8C3740EA-278A-45ED-879D-FB8B25394F03", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "604479AA-BA7C-4793-A6D5-E7DEA5D7461F", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "07F9D73E-1A8D-4863-9A4C-3B650175206C", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "M\u00faltiples vulnerabilidades de inyecci\u00f3n de CRLF en AIST NetCat versi\u00f3n 3.12 y anteriores, permite a atacantes remotos tener un impacto desconocido por medio de vectores no especificados involucrando a (1) una secuencia %0a en una cookie y (2) el archivo add.php."}], "id": "CVE-2008-5730", "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 7.5, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2008-12-26T17:30:00.687", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47579"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4819"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32992"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47579"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7560"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-20"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}