LedgerSMB up to 1.2.14 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in LedgerSMB. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4077. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in LedgerSMB. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The CGI scripts in (1) LedgerSMB (LSMB) before 1.2.15 and (2) SQL-Ledger 2.8.17 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via an HTTP POST request with a large Content-Length.

The weakness was presented 09/15/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4077 since 09/15/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 254300 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-4077), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45033), Tenable (254300), SecurityFocus (BID 31109†) and Secunia (SA31843†). See VDB-44029 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• LedgerSMB

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.8
• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.7
• 1.2.8
• 1.2.9
• 1.2.10
• 1.2.11
• 1.2.12
• 1.2.13
• 1.2.14

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 254300
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-4077

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/10/2008 🔍
09/15/2008 +5 days 🔍
09/15/2008 +0 days 🔍
09/15/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2374 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +3815 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4077 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4077
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44028
X-Force: 45033 - LedgerSMB Content-Length header denial of service
SecurityFocus: 31109 - LedgerSMB Versions Prior to 1.2.15 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31843

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2025 10:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (47), 10/08/2018 08:03 (7), 08/26/2025 10:14 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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