CVE-2008-6519

Exp

Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.

Published: 2009-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6519 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.35%, 93th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6519

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5354 exploit_db edb 2008-04-03 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6519

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-15 9.47% 10.35% +0.88%
2 2026-03-25 8.82% 9.47% +0.65%
3 2025-11-28 — 8.82% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6519

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6519

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6519

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
imatix xitami 2.2a cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imatix xitami 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imatix xitami 2.4d7 cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4d7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imatix xitami 2.4d7 cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4d7:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
imatix xitami 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imatix xitami 2.5c2 cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.5c2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6519

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