CVE-2008-2380

SQL injection vulnerability in authpgsqllib.c in Courier-Authlib before 0.62.0, when a non-Latin locale Postgres database is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via query parameters containing apostrophes.

Published: 2008-12-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2380 is rated Moderate Risk (43.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). 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-2008-2380

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 2025-03-30 0.81% 0.60% -0.21%
2 2025-03-29 0.60% 0.81% +0.21%
3 2025-03-17 0.60%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2380

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2380

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2380

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-2380 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (courier-authlib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2380
gentoo normal CVE-2008-2380: 1 GLSA(s) (200903-25), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/courier-authlib); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2380
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-2380 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (courier-authlib), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2380

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2380

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.52 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.53 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.54 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.55 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.56 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.57 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.58 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.59 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.59.1 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.59.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.59.2 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.59.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.59.3 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.59.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.60 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.60.1 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.60.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.60.2 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.60.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.60.3 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.60.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.60.4 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.60.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.60.5 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.60.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.60.6 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.60.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.61.0 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
courier-mta courtier-authlib 0.61.1 cpe:2.3:a:courier-mta:courtier-authlib:0.61.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2380

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