CVE-2008-0944 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a version field containing zero.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 11.54% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-02-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ipswitch | instant messaging |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ipswitch Instant Messaging 2.0.8.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-02-07 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28824
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3697
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28824
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3697
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677
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