CVE-2008-1648

Exp

Sympa before 5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an e-mail message with a malformed value of the Content-Type header and unspecified other headers. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-04-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1648 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.15%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1648

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1648

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 2.25% 2.15% -0.10%
2 2026-04-28 1.98% 2.25% +0.27%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.98% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1648

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1648

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1648

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-1648 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sympa), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1648
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1648 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sympa), 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-2008-1648

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1648

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sympa sympa 0.001 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.002 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.003 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.004 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.005 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.006 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.007 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.008 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.009 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.010 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 0.011 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:0.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.3.1-2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.3.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.3.4-1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.3.4-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.4.2-1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.4.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.2.1b cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.2.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.2.2b cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.2.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.2.3b cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.2.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.2b cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.3beta cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.3beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.5.3b cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.5.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.5.4b cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.5.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.7a cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.7b.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.7b.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.7b.2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.7b.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 2.7b.3 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:2.7b.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.0a cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.0a.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.0a.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.0b.4 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.0b.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.0b.8 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.0b.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.0b.9 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.0b.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.1b.7 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.1b.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.1b.8 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.1b.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.1b.9 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.1b.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.1b.10 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.1b.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.1b.12 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.1b.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.1b.13 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.1b.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.2.2a cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.2.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.3.4b.3 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.3.4b.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.3.4b.4 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.3.4b.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.3.4b.5 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.3.4b.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.3.4b.6 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.3.4b.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sympa sympa 3.3.4b.7 cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:3.3.4b.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1648

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