CVE-2008-1290

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Published: 2008-03-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1290 is rated Moderate Risk (42.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.72%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1290

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 2025-05-28 0.59% 0.72% +0.13%
2 2025-03-30 0.85% 0.59% -0.26%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.85% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1290

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1290

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1290

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1290: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-29), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/viewvc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1290
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1290
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1290 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (viewcvs, viewvc), 26 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 12, not-affected 7, ignored 5, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1290

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1290

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
viewvc viewvc 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
viewvc viewvc 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1290

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