CVE-2008-0871

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Now SMS/MMS Gateway 2007.06.27 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long password in an Authorization header to the HTTP service or a (2) large packet to the SMPP service.

Published: 2008-02-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0871 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 77.04%, 99th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0871

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16779 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
5695 exploit_db edb 2008-05-29 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0871

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 2026-05-08 71.82% 77.04% +5.22%
2 2026-03-18 70.22% 71.82% +1.61%
3 2025-03-30 — 70.22% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0871

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0871

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0871

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
now sms_mms_gateway <= 2007.06.27 cpe:2.3:a:now:sms_mms_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0871

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