HIGH
The web server in IEA Software RadiusNT and RadiusX 5.1.38 and other versions before 5.1.44, Emerald 5.0.49 and other versions before 5.0.52, Air Marshal 2.0.4 and other versions before 2.0.8, and Radius test client (aka Radlogin) 4.0.20 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP Content-Length header with a negative value, which triggers a single byte overwrite of memory using a NULL terminator
Published Nov 29, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.44%
Description
The web server in IEA Software RadiusNT and RadiusX 5.1.38 and other versions before 5.1.44, Emerald 5.0.49 and other versions before 5.0.52, Air Marshal 2.0.4 and other versions before 2.0.8, and Radius test client (aka Radlogin) 4.0.20 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP Content-Length header with a negative value, which triggers a single byte overwrite of memory using a NULL terminator. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.15
- 1.0.16
- 1.0.18
- 1.0.19
- 1.0.20
- 1.0.21
- 1.0.22
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.0.b.7
- 2.0.0.b1
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 5.0.24
- 5.0.25
- 5.0.26
- 5.0.27
- 5.0.28
- 5.0.29
- 5.0.30
- 5.0.31
- 5.0.32
- 5.0.33
- 5.0.35
- 5.0.36
- 5.0.37
- 5.0.39
- 5.0.40
- 5.0.41
- 5.0.42
- 5.0.44
- 5.0.46
- 5.0.48
- 5.0.49
- 5.0.50
- 5.0.51
- 4.0.15
- 4.0.20
- ≤ 5.1.42
- 3.0.145
- 3.0.147
- 3.0.149
- 3.0.150
- 3.0.154
- 3.0.158
- 3.0.162
- 3.0.167
- 3.0.168
- 3.0.171
- 3.0.172
- 3.0.173
- 3.0.174
- 3.0.175
- 3.0.176
- 3.0.177
- 3.0.178
- 3.0.179
- 3.0.182
- 3.0.183
- 3.0.184
- 3.0.185
- 3.0.186
- 3.0.188
- 3.0.189
- 3.0.190
- 3.0.191
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.0.14
- 4.0.15
- 4.0.17
- 4.0.20
- 4.0.21
- 4.0.23
- 4.0.24
- 4.0.26
- 4.0.27
- 4.0.28
- 4.0.29
- 4.0.30
- 4.0.31
- 4.0.32
- 4.0.33
- 4.0.34
- 4.0.35
- 4.0.38
- 4.0.39
- 4.0.40
- 4.0.41
- 4.0.43
- 4.0.44
- 4.0.47
- 4.0.49
- 4.0.51
- 4.0.54
- 4.0.55
- 4.0.56
- 4.0.57
- 4.0.59
- 4.0.60
- 4.0.62
- 4.0.63
- 4.0.67
- 4.0.68
- 4.0.69
- 4.0.70
- 4.0.71
- 4.0.72
- 4.0.73
- 4.0.74
- 4.0.75
- 4.0.76
- 4.0.77
- 4.0.79
- 4.0.80
- 4.0.81
- 4.0.82
- 4.0.83
- 4.0.84
- 4.0.85
- 4.0.86
- 4.0.193
- 4.09
- 5.0.4a
- 5.0.7a
- 5.0.8b
- 5.0.9b
- 5.0.10b
- 5.0.13b
- 5.0.15b
- 5.0.17
- 5.0.22
- 5.0.27
- 5.0.29
- 5.0.31
- 5.0.35
- 5.0.36
- 5.0.38
- 5.0.39
- 5.0.42
- 5.0.43
- 5.0.45
- 5.0.49
- 5.0.50
- 5.0.54
- 5.0.55
- 5.0.58
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.6
- 5.1.10
- 5.1.15
- 5.1.16
- 5.1.17
- 5.1.19
- 5.1.24
- 5.1.25
- 5.1.29
- 5.1.35
- 5.1.38
- 5.1.40
- 5.1.41
- ≤ 5.1.42
- 3.0.145
- 3.0.147
- 3.0.149
- 3.0.150
- 3.0.154
- 3.0.158
- 3.0.162
- 3.0.167
- 3.0.168
- 3.0.171
- 3.0.172
- 3.0.173
- 3.0.174
- 3.0.175
- 3.0.176
- 3.0.177
- 3.0.178
- 3.0.179
- 3.0.182
- 3.0.183
- 3.0.184
- 3.0.185
- 3.0.186
- 3.0.188
- 3.0.189
- 3.0.190
- 3.0.191
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.0.14
- 4.0.15
- 4.0.17
- 4.0.20
- 4.0.21
- 4.0.23
- 4.0.24
- 4.0.26
- 4.0.27
- 4.0.28
- 4.0.29
- 4.0.30
- 4.0.31
- 4.0.32
- 4.0.33
- 4.0.34
- 4.0.35
- 4.0.38
- 4.0.39
- 4.0.40
- 4.0.41
- 4.0.43
- 4.0.44
- 4.0.47
- 4.0.49
- 4.0.51
- 4.0.54
- 4.0.55
- 4.0.56
- 4.0.57
- 4.0.59
- 4.0.60
- 4.0.62
- 4.0.63
- 4.0.67
- 4.0.68
- 4.0.69
- 4.0.70
- 4.0.71
- 4.0.72
- 4.0.73
- 4.0.74
- 4.0.75
- 4.0.76
- 4.0.77
- 4.0.79
- 4.0.80
- 4.0.81
- 4.0.82
- 4.0.83
- 4.0.84
- 4.0.85
- 4.0.86
- 4.0.87
- 4.0.88
- 4.0.193
- 5.0.4a
- 5.0.7a
- 5.0.8b
- 5.0.9b
- 5.0.10b
- 5.0.13b
- 5.0.15b
- 5.0.17
- 5.0.22
- 5.0.27
- 5.0.29
- 5.0.31
- 5.0.35
- 5.0.36
- 5.0.38
- 5.0.39
- 5.0.42
- 5.0.43
- 5.0.45
- 5.0.49
- 5.0.50
- 5.0.54
- 5.0.55
- 5.0.57
- 5.0.58
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.6
- 5.1.10
- 5.1.15
- 5.1.16
- 5.1.17
- 5.1.19
- 5.1.24
- 5.1.25
- 5.1.29
- 5.1.35
- 5.1.38
- 5.1.40
- 5.1.41
- 4.0.15
- 4.0.20
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.44% 0.04435
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04435
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04435) | 91.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04435) | 90.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 11.41% (0.11407) | 93.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 12.97% (0.12972) | 93.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.30% (0.14296) | 93.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.50% (0.11502) | 89.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.30% (0.14296) | 93.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.78% (0.05779) | 93.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 7.98% (0.07980) | 94.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 8.37% (0.08373) | 94.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.75% (0.08750) | 93.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/emerdal-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28846 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.iea-software.com/docs/Emerald5/changes.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iea-software.com/docs/Radius40/changes.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iea-software.com/docs/airmarshal1/changes.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487810/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27701 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0484 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/emerdal-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28846 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iea-software.com/docs/Emerald5/changes.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iea-software.com/docs/Radius40/changes.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iea-software.com/docs/airmarshal1/changes.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487810/100/200/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27701 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0484 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 29, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 28, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5284
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a