CVE-2008-1278 json
The RemotelyAnywhere.exe service in the Remotely Anywhere Server and Workstation 8.0.668 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a den…
published 2008-03-10 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1286
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.3%
- EPSS 7.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The RemotelyAnywhere.exe service in the Remotely Anywhere Server and Workstation 8.0.668 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid Accept-Charset header, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: the service is automatically restarted.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-31378)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-31378 RemotelyAnywhere 8.0.668 - 'Accept-Charset' Null Pointer Denial of Service dos, 2008-03-10
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28175 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/28175
vdb-entry, exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/29296
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/489354/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/41077
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0816/references
vdb-entry
- aluigi.altervista.org /adv/remotelynowhere-adv.txt
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-1278
- NVD CVE-2008-1278
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