{"id":"CVE-2008-1118","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-1118","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:39:50.958Z","title":"Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 for Windows, and possibly 8.7 for Mac OS X, does not perform input validation before logging information fields taken from packets from a remote peer, which allows remote attackers to generate crafted log entries, and possibly avoid…","description":"Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 for Windows, and possibly 8.7 for Mac OS X, does not perform input validation before logging information fields taken from packets from a remote peer, which allows remote attackers to generate crafted log entries, and possibly avoid detection of attacks, via modified (1) computer name, (2) user name, and (3) IP address fields.","published":"2008-03-14T20:44:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:51:02.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["netopia/timbuktu pro"],"epss":{"score":0.02937,"percentile":0.87011,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2008-03-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":5238,"kind":"exploit","title":"Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5/8.7 - Directory Traversal / Log Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5238","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/5238.py","file":"exploits/windows/remote/5238.py","published":"2008-03-11","added":"2008-03-10","updated":null,"author":"Core Security","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-43545","CVE-2008-1118","OSVDB-43544","CVE-2008-1117"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2166"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29316","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3742","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2166","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489414/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28081","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41330","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5238","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29316","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3742","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2166","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489414/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28081","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41330","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5238","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1118","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}