CVE-2008-6519
Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions,...
Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.
- Record
CVE-2008-6519- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.
- Record
CVE-2008-6519- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6486 No score
Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6486- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhw8-2486-29cw No score
Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions,...
Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a Long Running Web Process (LRWP) request, which triggers incorrect logging code involving the sendfmt function in the SMT kernel.
- Record
GHSA-jhw8-2486-29cw- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Xitami Web Server 2.5c2 - LRWP Processing Format String (PoC) | 2008-04-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6519 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Imatix Xitami, published March 25, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.94%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.