CVE-2008-3246

Unspecified vulnerability in the PDF distiller component in the BlackBerry Attachment Service in BlackBerry Unite! 1.0 SP1 (1.0.1) before bundle 36 and BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP3 (4.1.3) through 4.1 SP5 (4.1.5) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file attachment.

Published: 2008-07-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3246 is rated Moderate Risk (64.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.88%, 93th 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-2008-3246

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 24.78% 6.88% -17.91%
2 2026-03-22 27.50% 24.78% -2.71%
3 2026-03-02 27.50%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3246

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3246

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3246

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
blackberry enterprise_server 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:enterprise_server:4.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
blackberry enterprise_server 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:enterprise_server:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
blackberry enterprise_server 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:enterprise_server:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
blackberry enterprise_server 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:enterprise_server:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
blackberry unite 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:unite:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
blackberry unite 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:unite:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server_for_domino cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server_for_domino:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server_for_exchange cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server_for_exchange:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_enterprise_server_for_novell_groupwise cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_enterprise_server_for_novell_groupwise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_unite 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_unite:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
rim blackberry_unite 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_unite:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3246

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