CVE-2008-6520

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the SSI filter in Xitami Web Server 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a URI that ends in (1) .ssi, (2) .shtm, or (3) .shtml, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.

Affected products

Imatix Xitami: 2.5c2

References

http://www.bratax.be/advisories/b013.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28603
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41645
http://www.bratax.be/advisories/b013.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28603
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41645

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