CVE-2008-6519

Published: Mar 25, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-134

10.0CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-134

Affected Products

imatix

oss-project

xitamiMixed

Communications / messaging-chat

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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.bratax.be/advisories/b013.html

bratax.be

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28603

securityfocus.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41644

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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