CVE-2008-5284 json
The web server in IEA Software RadiusNT and RadiusX 5.1.38 and other versions before 5.1.44, Emerald 5.0.49 and other versions before 5.0.5…
published 2008-11-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5261
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.4%
- EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The web server in IEA Software RadiusNT and RadiusX 5.1.38 and other versions before 5.1.44, Emerald 5.0.49 and other versions before 5.0.52, Air Marshal 2.0.4 and other versions before 2.0.8, and Radius test client (aka Radlogin) 4.0.20 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP Content-Length header with a negative value, which triggers a single byte overwrite of memory using a NULL terminator. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-31128)
- Published
Exploit prediction
4.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-31128 IEA Software (Multiple Products) - POST Denial of Service dos, 2008-02-08
- aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/emerdal-adv.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27701 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
-
aluigi.altervista.org
/adv/emerdal-adv.txt
exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/27701
vdb-entry, exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28846
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- iea-software.com /docs/Radius40/changes.txt
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0484
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/487810/100/200/threaded
mailing-list
- iea-software.com /docs/airmarshal1/changes.txt
- iea-software.com /docs/Emerald5/changes.txt
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5284
- NVD CVE-2008-5284
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