CVE-2008-0530

Buffer overflow in Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940, 7940G, 7960, and 7960G running SCCP and SIP firmware might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response.

Published: 2008-02-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0530 is rated High Risk (67.7/100): 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-2008-0530

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 9.71% 5.36% -4.35%
2 2025-03-30 11.11% 9.71% -1.40%
3 2025-03-29 11.11%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0530

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-2008-0530

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-0530

Solution: Patch requires login

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0530

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-2008-0530

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