Buffer overflow in the Independent Management Architecture (IMA) service in Citrix…
Priority HIGH 81CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Independent Management Architecture (IMA) service in Citrix Presentation Server (MetaFrame Presentation Server) 4.5 and earlier, Access Essentials 2.0 and earlier, and Desktop Server 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid size value in a packet to TCP port 2512 or 2513.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.72963 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_essentials:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:desktop_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:metaframe_presentation_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.5 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:presentation_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Citrix |
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:access_essentials:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:desktop_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:metaframe_presentation_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.5 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:presentation_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Citrix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0356
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7h79-q9r5-xp4c
References
More Citrix Access Essentials vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-02757 The Session Reliability Service (XTE) in Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-02206 Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 and earlier, Citrix Access… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2008-04459 Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix XenApp (formerly Presentation Server) 4.5 Feature… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-02205 Unspecified vulnerability in SecureICA and ICA Basic encryption of Citrix Presentation… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-02338 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-0356 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0356 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7h79-q9r5-xp4c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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