CVE-2008-4452

Exp

Buffer overflow in Cambridge Computer Corporation vxFtpSrv 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CWD request.

Published: 2008-10-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4452 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.41%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4452

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6651 exploit_db edb 2008-10-02 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4452

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 29.31% 5.41% -23.90%
2 2025-12-14 7.70% 29.31% +21.61%
3 2025-11-26 — 7.70% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4452

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 8.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4452

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4452

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cambridge_computer_corporation vxftpsrv 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cambridge_computer_corporation:vxftpsrv:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4452

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