CVE-2008-5280 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Local ZIM Server in Zilab Chat and Instant Messaging (ZIM) Server versions 2.0 and 2.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference by sending malformed requests that lack required parameters. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:N/I:N/A:P
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