CVE-2008-1353
ZABBIX 1.4.4 - Denial of Service via vfs.file.cksum Command
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1353. PoCs published by Milen Rangelov.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in ZABBIX by sending repeated requests for checksums of /dev/urandom, causing the application to stop responding.
Description
zabbix_agentd in ZABBIX 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and connection consumption) via multiple vfs.file.cksum commands with a special device node such as /dev/urandom or /dev/zero.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Milen Rangelov · textdosunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31403
This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in ZABBIX by sending repeated requests for checksums of /dev/urandom, causing the application to stop responding.
Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
ZABBIX (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Network access to the target ZABBIX server
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0878
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3747
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28244
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41196
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29383
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489506/100/0/threaded
Scores
EPSS
0.0569
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (6)
zabbix/zabbix
1.1.2
zabbix/zabbix
1.1.3
zabbix/zabbix
1.1.4
zabbix/zabbix
1.1.5
zabbix/zabbix
1.4.2
zabbix/zabbix
1.4.3
Published
Mar 17, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026