CVE-2008-2468

Multiple buffer overflows in the QIP Server Service (aka qipsrvr.exe) in LANDesk Management Suite, Security Suite, and Server Manager 8.8 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted heal request, related to the StringToMap and StringSize arguments.

Published: 2008-09-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2468 is rated High Risk (70.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 40.89%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2468

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 2026-05-19 44.14% 40.89% -3.25%
2 2025-12-25 47.12% 44.14% -2.98%
3 2025-06-02 47.12%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2468

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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: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.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2468

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2468

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
landesk landesk_management_suite <= 8.8 cpe:2.3:a:landesk:landesk_management_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
landesk landesk_management_suite 8.7 cpe:2.3:a:landesk:landesk_management_suite:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
landesk landesk_security_suite <= 8.8 cpe:2.3:a:landesk:landesk_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
landesk landesk_security_suite 8.7 cpe:2.3:a:landesk:landesk_security_suite:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
landesk landesk_server_manager <= 8.8 cpe:2.3:a:landesk:landesk_server_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
landesk landesk_server_manager 8.7 cpe:2.3:a:landesk:landesk_server_manager:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2468

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