CVE-2008-2400

Unspecified vulnerability in stunnel before 4.23, when running as a service on Windows, allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

Published: 2008-05-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2400 is rated Low Risk (38.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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-2008-2400

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 0.05% 0.35% +0.29%
2 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% +0.00%
3 2025-03-29 0.05%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2400

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2400

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2400

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-2400 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (stunnel4), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2400
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-2400 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (stunnel4), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2400

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2400

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
stunnel stunnel 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.0:b6:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.0:b7:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.4a cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.7 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.8 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.8 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.8 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.8 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.8:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.8 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.8:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.9 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.12 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.13 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.14 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.15 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.16 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.17 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.18 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.19 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.20 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.21 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.21a cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.21a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.21b cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.21b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.21c cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.21c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.22 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 3.24 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.02 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.03 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.04 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.05 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.06 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.07 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.08 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.09 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.10 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.11 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.12 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.13 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.14 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.15 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.16 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.17 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.18 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.19 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.21 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stunnel stunnel 4.22 cpe:2.3:a:stunnel:stunnel:4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2400

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