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CVE-2008-5284

10.0 · HIGH

The web server in IEA Software RadiusNT and RadiusX 5.1.38 and other versions before 5.1.44, Emerald 5.0.49 and other versions before 5.0.52, Air Marshal 2.0.4 and other versions before 2.0.8, and…

Published Nov 29, 2008iea_softwareCWE-189EPSS 4.44%

Overview

CVE-2008-5284 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting iea_software air_marshal. It was published on November 29, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The web server in IEA Software RadiusNT and RadiusX 5.1.38 and other versions before 5.1.44, Emerald 5.0.49 and other versions before 5.0.52, Air Marshal 2.0.4 and other versions before 2.0.8, and Radius test client (aka Radlogin) 4.0.20 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP Content-Length header with a negative value, which triggers a single byte overwrite of memory using a NULL terminator. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from iea_software. Update air_marshal to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
iea_softwareradiusnt0Affected
iea_softwareradiusx0Affected

References

Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/emerdal-adv.txtRefsecunia.com/advisories/28846Refwww.iea-software.com/docs/Emerald5/changes.txtRefwww.iea-software.com/docs/Radius40/changes.txtRefwww.iea-software.com/docs/airmarshal1/changes.txtRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487810/100/200/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/27701Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0484Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/emerdal-adv.txtRefsecunia.com/advisories/28846

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5284?

CVE-2008-5284 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting iea_software air_marshal. It was published on November 29, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2008-5284?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-5284?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from iea_software. Update air_marshal to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-5284?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-5284 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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