CVE-2008-0445

The replace_inline_img function in elogd in Electronic Logbook (ELOG) before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted logbook entries. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-01-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0445 is rated Moderate Risk (43.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0445

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 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.60% -0.06%
2 2025-03-29 0.60% 0.66% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 0.60%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0445

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0445

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0445

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2008-0445 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (elog), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 7, ignored 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0445

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0445

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elog elog 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 1.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elog elog 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:elog:elog:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0445

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