CVE-2008-3168

The files utility in Empire Server before 4.3.15 discloses the world creation time, which makes it easier for attackers to determine the PRNG seed.

Published: 2008-07-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3168 is rated Low Risk (38.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3168

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 0.39% 0.33% -0.06%
2 2025-03-29 0.33% 0.39% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.33% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3168

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:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3168

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3168

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
empire_server empire_server <= 4.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.20 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.21 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.22 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.2.23 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
empire_server empire_server 4.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:empire_server:empire_server:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3168

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