CVE-2008-3862

Stack-based buffer overflow in CGI programs in the server in Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.3 Patch 4 build 1367 and other builds before 1374, and 8.0 SP1 Patch 1 before build 3110, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP POST request containing crafted form data, related to "parsing CGI requests."

Published: 2008-10-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3862 is rated High Risk (68.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 34.51%, 97th 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-2008-3862

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 2025-12-13 40.42% 34.51% -5.91%
2 2025-03-30 34.53% 40.42% +5.89%
3 2025-03-29 34.53%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3862

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-2008-3862

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3862

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trend_micro officescan 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:officescan:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trend_micro officescan 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:officescan:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3862

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