{"cve":"CVE-2008-5279","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-29T02:30:00.157","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:37.470","status":"Modified","description":"The Local ZIM Server (zcs.exe) in Zilab Chat and Instant Messaging (ZIM) Server 2.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) heap-based buffer overflows involving multiple vectors including a long room name and a long source account, and (2) a stack-based buffer overflow with a long username in an information request.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/zilabzcsx-adv.txt","http://aluigi.org/poc/zilabzcsx.zip","http://secunia.com/advisories/29062","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27940","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0664"],"products":["zilab:zim_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5279","score":0.05664,"percentile":0.92978,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}