THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-0945
LOW SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0945

Imserver vulnerability

CVSS
3.5
EPSS
6.9%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Format 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.
Affected vendor
Ipswitch
Affected product
Imserver
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-134 — Uncontrolled Format String
Published
2008-02-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0945

  • Confirm whether Ipswitch Imserver is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0945.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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