CVE-2008-7232 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2009-09-14

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 24.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netplex-tech:xtacacsd:4.1.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.24511.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xtacacsdz-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/xtacacsdz.zip
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39551

History

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Subscriptions

Netplex-tech Xtacacsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-14T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:14.506Z

Reserved: 2009-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7232

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-14T14:30:00.500

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:03:52.810

Link: CVE-2008-7232

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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