CVE-2008-7232 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in xtacacsd version 4.1.2 and earlier, specifically within the report function. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted CONNECT TACACS command. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code, including a Metasploit module, exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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