CVE-2008-1333

Format string vulnerability in Asterisk Open Source 1.6.x before 1.6.0-beta6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via logging messages that are not properly handled by (1) the ast_verbose logging API call, or (2) the astman_append function.

Published: 2008-03-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1333 is rated Moderate Risk (53.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.22%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1333

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 3.26% 3.22% -0.03%
2 2026-04-15 2.87% 3.26% +0.39%
3 2026-02-25 — 2.87% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1333

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1333

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1333

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-1333 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (asterisk), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bullseye, sid): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1333
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1333
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1333 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (asterisk), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1333

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1333

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
asterisk open_source 1.6.0_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.6.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.6.0_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.6.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.6.0_beta3 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.6.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.6.0_beta4 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.6.0_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.6.0_beta5 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.6.0_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1333

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