CVE-2008-5280 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.3% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.35% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zilab | zim server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Zilab Chat and Instant Messaging (ZIM) 2.0/2.1 Server - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-02-21 |
References
- 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
- 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
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