CVE-2008-2171

Unspecified vulnerability in AlaxalA AX routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dropped session) via crafted BGP UPDATE messages, leading to route flapping, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6372.

Published: 2008-05-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2171 is rated Moderate Risk (52.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.60%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2171

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 3.22% 1.60% -1.62%
2 2026-01-12 3.73% 3.22% -0.50%
3 2025-09-02 — 3.73% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2171

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2171

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2171

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alaxala ax_router — cpe:2.3:h:alaxala:ax_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2171

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