Format string vulnerability in Xitami Web Server 2.2a through 2.5c2, and possibly other…
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-134Published · 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-134 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05942 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2a | Vulnerable | Imatix |
| cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Imatix |
| cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4d7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4d7 | Vulnerable | Imatix |
| cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4d7:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4d7 | Vulnerable | Imatix |
| cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Imatix |
| cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.5c2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5c2 | Vulnerable | Imatix |
- cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2a Vulnerable ·Imatix
- cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Imatix
- cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4d7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4d7 Vulnerable ·Imatix
- cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.4d7:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4d7 Vulnerable ·Imatix
- cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Imatix
- cpe:2.3:a:imatix:xitami:2.5c2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5c2 Vulnerable ·Imatix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6519
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhw8-2486-29cw
References
More Imatix Xitami vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-04884 Multiple buffer overflows in iMatix Xitami Web Server 2.5c2 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-06210 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the SSI filter in Xitami Web Server 2.5c2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-01861 Imatix Xitami 2.5 b5 does not properly terminate certain Keep-Alive connections that have… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2001-00384 Xitami 2.5d4 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash the server via an HTTP request to the /aux directory. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2000-01213 Xitami 2.5b installs the testcgi.exe program by default in the cgi-bin directory, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-01884 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Errors.gsl in Imatix Xitami 2.5b4 and 2.5b5… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-6519 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6519 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jhw8-2486-29cw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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