CVE-2008-6519 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.9% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.94% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-134 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| imatix | xitami |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Xitami Web Server 2.5c2 - LRWP Processing Format String (PoC) | 2008-04-03 |
References
- http://www.bratax.be/advisories/b013.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28603
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41644
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5354
- http://www.bratax.be/advisories/b013.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28603
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41644
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5354
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