CVE-2008-4588

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FTP server in Etype Eserv 3.x, possibly 3.26, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the ABOR command.

Published: 2008-10-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4588 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.82%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4588

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6752 exploit_db edb 2008-10-14 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4588

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 28.49% 6.82% -21.67%
2 2025-12-17 9.06% 28.49% +19.43%
3 2025-12-05 9.06%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4588

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-2008-4588

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4588

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
etype eserv 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:etype:eserv:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etype eserv 3.25 cpe:2.3:a:etype:eserv:3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
etype eserv 3.26 cpe:2.3:a:etype:eserv:3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4588

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