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CVE-2008-0356

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0356 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from citrix, from citrix, from citrix and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-01-18T22:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-06-16T22:49:27.323

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	citrix	access_essentials	≤ 2.0	Yes
Application	citrix	desktop_server	1.0	Yes
Application	citrix	metaframe_presentation_server	≤ 4.5	Yes
Application	citrix	presentation_server	*	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28508 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX114487 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/412228 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486585/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27329 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019231 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0172 ([email protected])
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-002.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28508 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX114487 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/412228 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486585/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27329 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019231 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0172 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For citrix's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.