CVE-2008-1118

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-03-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 for Windows, and possibly 8.7 for Mac OS X, does not perform input validation before logging information fields taken from packets from a remote peer, which allows remote attackers to generate crafted log entries, and possibly avoid detection of attacks, via modified (1) computer name, (2) user name, and (3) IP address fields.

Affected products

Netopia Timbuktu Pro: 8.6.5

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29316
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3742
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2166
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489414/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28081
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41330
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5238
http://secunia.com/advisories/29316
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3742
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2166
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489414/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28081

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