CVE-2008-5279

no score yetEPSS 5.7%

zilab zim server: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

EPSS: 5.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2008-11-29
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

zilab:zim_server

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

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