CVE-2008-1728

ConnectionManagerImpl.java in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.4.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by triggering large outgoing queues without reading messages.

Published: 2008-04-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1728 is rated Moderate Risk (41.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.66%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1728

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 1.58% 1.66% +0.08%
2 2026-05-07 1.38% 1.58% +0.19%
3 2025-03-30 1.38%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1728

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1728

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-1728

GHSA-x337-43mr-gg3h · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Ignite Realtime Openfire allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1728

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1728: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-26), 1 atom(s) (net-im/openfire); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1728

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1728

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ignite_realtime openfire 3.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:ignite_realtime:openfire:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1728

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