Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0945 · published 25 February 2008

CVE-2008-0945: Ipswitch imserver vulnerability

Ipswitch · Imserver

Format string vulnerability in the logging function in the IM Server (aka IMserve or IMserver) in Ipswitch Instant Messaging (IM) 2.0.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in an IP address field.

3.5 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 6.9% · top 6.2% CWE-134 · CWE-134

3.5CVSS 2.0 base score

6.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

2Affected product versions listed by NVD

12References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

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

Imserver Ipswitch

Instant Messaging Ipswitch

References

Link	Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/ipsimene.zip
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
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/ipsimene-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/ipsimene.zip
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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0945), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.