CVE-2008-3576

Buffer overflow in the TruncateString function in src/gfx.cpp in OpenTTD before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-08-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3576 is rated High Risk (68.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.27%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3576

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 10.35% 6.27% -4.08%
2 2025-09-30 13.18% 10.35% -2.82%
3 2025-03-30 — 13.18% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3576

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3576

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3576

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-3576 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openttd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3576
gentoo high CVE-2008-3576: 1 GLSA(s) (200903-09), 1 atom(s) (games-simulation/openttd); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-3576
ubuntu low CVE-2008-3576 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openttd), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, DNE 2, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3576

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3576

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openttd openttd <= 0.6.2-rc2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.2-rc1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.2-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3576

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