CVE-2008-1206
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 4.0%EU EUVD
Format string vulnerability in the log_message function in lks.c in Linux Kiss Server 1.2, when background (daemon) mode is disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid command.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-134
- EPSS score
- 4.0% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1215)
- Published
- March 8, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1215 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux kiss server / linux kiss server
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=120468901813326&w=2(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29219(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28099
- http://www.vashnukad.com/(Exploit, URL Repurposed)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0785
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41018
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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