CVE-2008-3264

The FWDOWNL firmware-download implementation in Asterisk Open Source 1.0.x, 1.2.x before 1.2.30, and 1.4.x before 1.4.21.2; Business Edition A.x.x, B.x.x before B.2.5.4, and C.x.x before C.1.10.3; AsteriskNOW; Appliance Developer Kit 0.x.x; and s800i 1.0.x before 1.2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via an IAX2 FWDOWNL request.

Published: 2008-07-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3264 is rated Moderate Risk (59.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.46%, 92th 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-2008-3264

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 2026-03-02 11.36% 7.46% -3.90%
2 2025-03-30 16.25% 11.36% -4.89%
3 2025-03-29 16.25%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3264

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3264

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3264

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-3264 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (asterisk), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bullseye, sid): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3264
gentoo normal CVE-2008-3264: 1 GLSA(s) (200905-01), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/asterisk); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-3264
ubuntu low CVE-2008-3264 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (asterisk), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3264

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3264

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_appliance_developer_kit:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_appliance_developer_kit:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_appliance_developer_kit:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_appliance_developer_kit:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_appliance_developer_kit:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_appliance_developer_kit:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_appliance_developer_kit:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_appliance_developer_kit:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition a cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b.2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b.2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition b2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:b2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition c cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition c.1.0-beta7 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:c.1.0-beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition c.1.0-beta8 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:c.1.0-beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition c.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:c.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition c.1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:c.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition c.1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:c.1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition c1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:c1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisk_business_edition c1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisk_business_edition:c1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisknow beta_5 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisknow:beta_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisknow beta_6 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisknow:beta_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisknow beta_7 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisknow:beta_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk asterisknow pre-release cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:asterisknow:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.0beta1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.0beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.0beta2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.0beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.20 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.21 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.21.1 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.22 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk open_source 1.2.23 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:1.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3264

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