CVE-2008-3577

Buffer overflow in src/openttd.cpp in OpenTTD before 0.6.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large filename supplied to the "-g" parameter in the ttd_main function. NOTE: it is unlikely that this issue would cross privilege boundaries in typical environments.

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-2008-3577 is rated Low Risk (31.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3577

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 0.08% 0.45% +0.37%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3577

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3577

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3577

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-3577 unimportant 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-2008-3577
gentoo high CVE-2008-3577: 1 GLSA(s) (200903-09), 1 atom(s) (games-simulation/openttd); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-3577
ubuntu negligible CVE-2008-3577 negligible 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-2008-3577

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3577

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openttd openttd 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.4.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.5.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openttd openttd 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:openttd:openttd:0.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3577

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