Vulnerability CVE-2008-0945
Published: 2008-02-25   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Multiple vulnerabilities in Ipswitch Instant Messaging 2.0.8.1
Luigi Auriemma
26.02.2008

Type:

CWE-134

 (Uncontrolled Format String)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.5/10
2.9/10
6.8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Ipswitch -> Imserver 
Ipswitch -> Instant messaging 

 References:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/ipsimene.zip
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3697
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677
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