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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1338 · published 14 March 2008

CVE-2008-1338: Perforce server vulnerability

Perforce · Perforce Server

The Perforce service (p4s.exe) in Perforce Server 2007.3/143793 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a server-DiffFile command with an integer value within a certain range, which causes a loop until all memory is exhausted.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.1% · top 19.1% CWE-189 · CWE-189
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Perforce service (p4s.exe) in Perforce Server 2007.3/143793 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a server-DiffFile command with an integer value within a certain range, which causes a loop until all memory is exhausted.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/perforces-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/perforces.zip
http://secunia.com/advisories/29231 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3735
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28108 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41361
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/perforces-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/perforces.zip
http://secunia.com/advisories/29231 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3735
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28108 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41361

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1338), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.