CVE-2008-2828 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a malformed MSN packet with a large payload length.

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-2008-2828?

CVE-2008-2828 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in tmsnc allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an MSN packet with a UBX command containing a large UBX payload length field.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2828?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tmsnc Tmsnc.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2828?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-2828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jq8j-c4c7-g7gx.

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