CVE-2008-7174
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 · uneditedMultiple buffer overflows in the Jura Internet Connection Kit for the Jura Impressa F90 coffee maker allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to improper use of the gets and sprintf functions.
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 confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Jura Internet Connection Kit for the Impressa F90 coffee maker stem from unsafe use of gets() and sprintf() functions, which lack bounds checking. This allows remote attackers to overwrite memory buffers, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution or causing denial of service via device crash.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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Identify Jura Internet Connectivity Kit presenceScan the network for devices with product identifiers matching Jura Impressa F90 or Juracapecoffee Internet Connectivity Kit. Check network scans or asset inventories for these product names.Affected if The device Jura Impressa F90 with Juracapecoffee Internet Connectivity Kit is found on the network
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Determine firmware versionIf accessible via web interface, telnet, or administrative console, retrieve the firmware version from the device settings or status page. Consult vendor documentation for version access methods.Affected if Any firmware version is returned, since all versions of Juracapecoffee Internet Connectivity Kit are affected
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Verify network exposureCheck if the device is accessible from network segments outside the local management network. Review firewall rules, NAT configurations, and ACLs that permit traffic to the device IP address on common management ports (HTTP/HTTPS, telnet, custom ports).Affected if The device accepts remote network connections from untrusted segments or the internet
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Confirm service accessibilityProbe the device IP on ports commonly used by the Jura connectivity kit for HTTP (80/8080), HTTPS (443), or vendor-specific ports. Use nmap or similar to verify open ports responding to the device.Affected if The device services are reachable over the network and respond to connection attempts
If the Jura Impressa F90 with Juracapecoffee Internet Connectivity Kit is present and network-accessible, the environment is affected since all versions contain the buffer overflow vulnerability.
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 dataIsolate the device on a separate network segment with strict firewall rules; if vendor firmware updates are available, apply them immediately; disable internet connectivity if remote access is unnecessary.
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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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