CVE-2008-0529

Buffer overflow in the telnet server in Cisco Unified IP Phone 7906G, 7911G, 7941G, 7961G, 7970G, and 7971G running SCCP firmware might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted command.

Published: 2008-02-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0529 is rated High Risk (70.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.36%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0529

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 7.10% 5.36% -1.74%
2 2025-03-30 8.01% 7.10% -0.91%
3 2025-03-29 8.01%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0529

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-2008-0529

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-0529

Solution: Patch requires login

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0529

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco skinny_client_control_protocol_\(sccp\)_firmware cpe:2.3:a:cisco:skinny_client_control_protocol_\(sccp\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco session_initiation_protocol_\(sip\)_firmware cpe:2.3:a:cisco:session_initiation_protocol_\(sip\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0529

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