Zabbix up to 1.4.3 vfs.file.cksum denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Zabbix up to 1.4.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file vfs.file.cksum. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1353. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zabbix up to 1.4.3 (Network Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file vfs.file.cksum. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

zabbix_agentd in ZABBIX 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and connection consumption) via multiple vfs.file.cksum commands with a special device node such as /dev/urandom or /dev/zero.

The weakness was shared 03/17/2008 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1353 since 03/17/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41196), Exploit-DB (31403), SecurityFocus (BID 28244†) and Secunia (SA29383†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1353 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1353
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41524
X-Force: 41196 - ZABBIX server zabbix_agentd denial of service
SecurityFocus: 28244 - ZABBIX File Checksum Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 29383 - ZABBIX "vfs.file.cksum" Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-0878

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 12/25/2025 08:58
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (52), 08/18/2019 10:39 (7), 12/25/2025 08:58 (25)
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