HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long account name.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0406 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.54%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31056 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-01-23 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-04-14 | 7.62% | 7.54% | -0.09% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 5.90% | 7.62% | +1.72% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 5.90% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| hfs | http_file_server | <= 2.2b | cpe:2.3:a:hfs:http_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |