CVE-2008-5279 describes critical buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Zilab Chat and Instant Messaging (ZIM) Server 2.1 and earlier, specifically within the Local ZIM Server (zcs.exe). These flaws, including heap-based and stack-based overflows, allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been identified, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100 indicates its potential severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zilab:zim_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zilab:zim_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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