What is CVE-2008-7232?

CVE-2008-7232 is a vulnerability in Netplex-Tech Xtacacsd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-09-14.

Is CVE-2008-7232 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Netplex-Tech Xtacacsd

CVE-2008-7232

Buffer overflow in the report function in xtacacsd 4.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CONNECT TACACS command.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2009-09-14 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.245 (97.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.245 · newest: 0.245 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Netplex-Tech Xtacacsd — versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

aluigi.org/poc/xtacacsdz.zip
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xtacacsdz-adv.txt (Exploit)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39551 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-7232?: CVE-2008-7232 is a vulnerability in Netplex-Tech Xtacacsd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-09-14.
Is CVE-2008-7232 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.