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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-1357
McAfee Common Management Agent Format String Vulnerability
Description

Format string vulnerability in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0.574 (Patch 3) and earlier, as used in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.0 build 1015, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a sender field in an AgentWakeup request to UDP port 8082. NOTE: this issue only exists when the debug level is 8.

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2008, 5:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1357 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee epolicy_orchestrator
2 Mcafee agent
3 Mcafee cma
4 Mcafee mcafee_framework
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
A format string vulnerability exists in the McAfee Common Management Agent, which could allow for a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
  • Apply the appropriate hotfix for the McAfee Common Management Agent.
  • Upgrade to a later version of the product.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1357.

URL Resource
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/meccaffi-adv.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29337 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3748
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28228 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0866/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/234/615103_f.sal_public.html
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/meccaffi-adv.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29337 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3748
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28228 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0866/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/234/615103_f.sal_public.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1357 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1357 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1357 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1357 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/meccaffi-adv.txt
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29337
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3748
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28228
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019609
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0866/references
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178
    Added Reference https://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/234/615103_f.sal_public.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41178 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

27.88 }} -2.18%

score

0.96142

percentile