CVE-2008-3187

zypp-refresh-patches in zypper in SUSE openSUSE 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 does not ask the user before accepting repository keys, which allows remote repositories to cause a denial of service (package data corruption) via a spoofed key.

Published: 2008-07-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3187 is rated Low Risk (39/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3187

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 0.41% 0.35% -0.07%
2 2025-03-29 0.30% 0.41% +0.11%
3 2023-03-07 0.30%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3187

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-2008-3187

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3187

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opensuse zypper 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:zypper:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse zypper 10.3 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:zypper:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse zypper 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:zypper:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3187

cvelogic Threat Intelligence