CVE-2008-1337 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Mar 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Timbuktu Pro instant message service or consume CPU resources via malformed messages, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-1337?

CVE-2008-1337 is a medium-severity denial of service 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

The instant message service in Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 RC 229 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to cause (1) a denial of service (daemon crash) via an invalid Version field or (2) a denial of service (CPU consumption and daemon termination) via an invalid or partial message.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1337?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netopia Timbuktu Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1337?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1337 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-1337 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1337 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hh6r-9f4p-c9xg.