GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2008-6916 (GCVE-0-2008-6916)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-07 18:33 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:49
VLAI
Summary
Siemens SpeedStream 5200 with NetPort Software 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an invalid Host header, possibly involving a trailing dot in the hostname.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7055 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32203 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/32635 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://osvdb.org/49870 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Date Public
2008-11-07 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T11:49:02.475Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "speedstream5200-host-auth-bypass(46508)",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_XF",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46508"
          },
          {
            "name": "7055",
            "tags": [
              "exploit",
              "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7055"
          },
          {
            "name": "32203",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32203"
          },
          {
            "name": "32635",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32635"
          },
          {
            "name": "49870",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_OSVDB",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://osvdb.org/49870"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2008-11-07T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Siemens SpeedStream 5200 with NetPort Software 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an invalid Host header, possibly involving a trailing dot in the hostname."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-09-28T12:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "speedstream5200-host-auth-bypass(46508)",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_XF"
          ],
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46508"
        },
        {
          "name": "7055",
          "tags": [
            "exploit",
            "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7055"
        },
        {
          "name": "32203",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32203"
        },
        {
          "name": "32635",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32635"
        },
        {
          "name": "49870",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_OSVDB"
          ],
          "url": "http://osvdb.org/49870"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2008-6916",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "Siemens SpeedStream 5200 with NetPort Software 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an invalid Host header, possibly involving a trailing dot in the hostname."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "speedstream5200-host-auth-bypass(46508)",
              "refsource": "XF",
              "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46508"
            },
            {
              "name": "7055",
              "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
              "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7055"
            },
            {
              "name": "32203",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32203"
            },
            {
              "name": "32635",
              "refsource": "SECUNIA",
              "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32635"
            },
            {
              "name": "49870",
              "refsource": "OSVDB",
              "url": "http://osvdb.org/49870"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2008-6916",
    "datePublished": "2009-08-07T18:33:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2009-08-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T11:49:02.475Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2008-6916",
      "date": "2026-09-17",
      "epss": "0.04338",
      "percentile": "0.90723"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2008-6916\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2009-08-07T19:00:01.017\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-04-23T00:35:47.467\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"Siemens SpeedStream 5200 with NetPort Software 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an invalid Host header, possibly involving a trailing dot in the hostname.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Siemens SpeedStream 5200 con Netport Software v1.1 permite a atacantes remotos eludir la autenticaci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un encabezado de host no v\u00e1lido, tal vez la participaci\u00f3n de un punto en el nombre del host.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C\",\"baseScore\":10.0,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":10.0,\"impactScore\":10.0,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-287\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"operator\":\"AND\",\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:h:siemens:speedstream_5200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"6A6CECEE-F415-47B2-883F-941665D513E6\"}]},{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:john_doe:netport_software:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"90E040B2-B625-4262-8BDE-5DF5A50ECB23\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://osvdb.org/49870\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/32635\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32203\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46508\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7055\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://osvdb.org/49870\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/32635\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32203\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46508\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7055\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]}}"
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.