CVE-2008-2952

Exp

liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.2.4 to 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program termination) via crafted ASN.1 BER datagrams that trigger an assertion error.

Published: 2008-07-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2008-2952 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.17%, 96th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-2952

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
32000 exploit_db edb 2008-06-30 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2952

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 55.28% 13.17% -42.11%
2 2025-12-01 50.82% 55.28% +4.46%
3 2025-08-21 — 50.82% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2952

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2952

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-2952

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2008-2952 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openldap), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2952
gentoo low CVE-2008-2952: 1 GLSA(s) (200808-09), 1 atom(s) (net-nds/openldap); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2952
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2952
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-2952 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openldap, openldap2.2, openldap2.3), 15 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): DNE 8, released 5, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2952

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2952

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openldap openldap 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.13 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.15 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.16 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.17 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.19 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.20 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.21 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.22 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.23 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.24 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.25 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.26 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.27 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.28 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.29 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.30 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.31 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.32 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.33 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.34 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.35 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.36 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.37 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.38 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.39 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.40 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.41 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.42 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.3.43 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.3.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openldap openldap 2.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2952

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30853 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30917 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30996 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31364 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31436 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32254 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-09.xml
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0249
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1650
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:144
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580%3Bselectid=5580
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0583.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495320/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30013
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020405
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-634-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1978/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-052/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43515
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2645
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10662
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00109.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00129.html
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