CVE-2008-0945

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0945
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-25 21:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in the logging function in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in an IP address field.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ipswitch Imserver All All All All
Application Ipswitch Instant Messaging All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ipswitch Instant Messaging 2.0.8.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Luigi Auriemma af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aluigi.org
Multiple vulnerabilities in Ipswitch Instant Messaging 2.0.8.1 - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aluigi.altervista.org
Ipswitch Instant Messaging IMServer Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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