CVE-2008-7232 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow in the report function in xtacacsd 4.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CONNEC…
published 2009-09-14 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7190
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 24.5%
- EPSS 24.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in the report function in xtacacsd 4.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CONNECT TACACS command.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report)
- Published
Exploit prediction
24.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/freebsd/tacacs/xtacacsd_report XTACACSD report() Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, average rank, 2008-01-08
- EDB-10035 Xtacacsd 4.1.2 - 'report()' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2008-01-08
- aluigi.altervista.org http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xtacacsdz-adv.txt 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-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-7232
- NVD CVE-2008-7232
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