CVE-2008-0535

Unspecified vulnerability in the SSH server in (1) Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) before 3.1.6, and (2) Icon Labs Iconfidant SSH before 2.3.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device instability) via "SSH credentials that attempt to change the authentication method," aka Bug ID CSCsm14239.

Published: 2008-05-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0535 is rated Moderate Risk (60.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.67%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0535

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 2025-08-29 4.79% 3.67% -1.12%
2 2025-03-30 6.29% 4.79% -1.50%
3 2025-03-29 6.29%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0535

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0535

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0535

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco service_control_engine <= 3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:service_control_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
icon-labs iconfidant_ssh <= 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:icon-labs:iconfidant_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0535

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