CVE-2008-7094
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCampaign/CampaignListener in the listener server in Unica Affinium Campaign 7.2.1.0.55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a crafted length field that triggers (1) connection exhaustion or (2) memory allocation failure.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCampaign/CampaignListener in Unica Affinium Campaign 7.2.1.0.55 listener server contains a vulnerability where crafted length fields in network packets trigger either connection exhaustion or memory allocation failures, causing the server to crash. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable and allows attackers to cause denial of service without authentication.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.2.1.0.55CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Unica Affinium Campaign is installedLocate the Affinium Campaign installation directory on the system - typically found in the program files or application directory where Unica software is deployed.Affected if The software is present on the system
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Verify the installed versionCheck the version information of the installed Affinium Campaign application - look for version details in the application itself, installation logs, or version metadata files within the installation directory.Affected if The installed version matches exactly 7.2.1.0.55
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Identify if CampaignListener is enabledCheck whether the CampaignListener service or process is running on the system - look for the listener service in services.msc or check running processes related to Campaign listener.Affected if The CampaignListener service is running or enabled
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Assess network exposure of the listenerIdentify the network port used by the CampaignListener (typically the listener server port) and check if it is exposed to untrusted networks using netstat, firewall rules, or network scanning tools.Affected if The listener port is accessible from untrusted or external network segments
A user is affected if Unica Affinium Campaign version 7.2.1.0.55 is installed with the CampaignListener service running and exposed on an accessible network port.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch for Unica Affinium Campaign 7.2.1.0.55. If no patch available, implement network-level filtering or rate limiting on the listener server port to restrict malformed requests, and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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