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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0944 · published 25 February 2008

CVE-2008-0944: Ipswitch instant messaging vulnerability

Ipswitch · Instant Messaging

Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a version field containing zero.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 12% · top 4.1% CWE-189 · CWE-189
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a version field containing zero.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/28824 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3697
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677 Exploit
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/28824 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3697
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487748/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27677 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0944), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.