Buffer overflow in TFTP Server SP 1.4 and 1.5 on Windows, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long TFTP error packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2161 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 78.90%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5563 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-05-08 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-03-17 | 90.40% | 78.90% | -11.49% |
| 2 | 2025-03-16 | 89.28% | 90.40% | +1.12% |
| 3 | 2025-02-06 | — | 89.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| tftp | tftp_server_sp | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp_server_sp:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| tftp | tftp_server_sp | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp_server_sp:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |