# CVE-2008-1118: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject crafted data into logs via unvalidated packet fields, potentially evading detection of malicious activity.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29wm-wgxj-3pqf

## What is CVE-2008-1118?

CVE-2008-1118 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 for Windows, and possibly 8.7 for Mac OS X, does not perform input validation before logging information fields taken from packets from a remote peer, which allows remote attackers to generate crafted log entries, and possibly avoid detection of attacks, via modified (1) computer name, (2) user name, and (3) IP address fields.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1118?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netopia Timbuktu Pro.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1118 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1118 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5/8.7 - Directory Traversal / Log Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-1117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1117/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1337/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2002-0135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0135/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2000-0142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0142/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2000-0086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0086/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1118 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1118 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1118 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1118/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1118
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1118
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1118

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1118/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.