CVE-2008-7078

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-08-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Rumpus before 6.0.1 allow remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long HTTP verb in the HTTP component; and allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (2) MKD, (3) XMKD, (4) RMD, and other unspecified commands in the FTP component.

Affected products

Maxum Rumpus: through 6.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-12/0007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32892
http://www.maxum.com/Rumpus/News601.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498786/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32558
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32560
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46987
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46988
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7314
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-12/0007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32892
http://www.maxum.com/Rumpus/News601.html

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