CVE-2008-0027

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Certificate Trust List (CTL) Provider service (CTLProvider.exe) in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) 4.2 before 4.2(3)SR3 and 4.3 before 4.3(1)SR1, and CallManager 4.0 and 4.1 before 4.1(3)SR5c, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long request.

Published: 2008-01-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0027 is rated High Risk (79.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 57.11%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +21.60% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0027

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 35.51% 57.11% +21.60%
2 2025-09-17 41.96% 35.51% -6.45%
3 2025-09-08 41.96%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0027

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0027

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0027

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco unified_callmanager 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_callmanager 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_callmanager 4.1\(3\)sr4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:4.1\(3\)sr4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_callmanager 4.1\(3\)sr5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:4.1\(3\)sr5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_callmanager 4.1\(3\)sr5b cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:4.1\(3\)sr5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_communications_manager 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_communications_manager 4.2.3sr2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:4.2.3sr2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_communications_manager 4.2.3sr2b cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:4.2.3sr2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_communications_manager 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0027

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