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critical 10.0

CVE-2008-6519 json

Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

published 2009-03-25 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6486

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.9%
EPSS 5.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5354)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5354 Xitami Web Server 2.5c2 - LRWP Processing Format String (PoC) dos, 2008-04-03
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28603 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bratax.be http://www.bratax.be/advisories/b013.html 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-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

Sources

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