CVE-2008-5564

Unspecified vulnerability in the media server in Orb Networks Orb before 2.01.0025 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed HTTP request.

Published: 2008-12-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5564 is rated Moderate Risk (44.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.73%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5564

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 2025-03-30 0.80% 0.73% -0.07%
2 2025-03-29 0.73% 0.80% +0.07%
3 2025-03-17 0.73%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5564

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5564

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5564

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
orb_networks orb <= 2.01.0022 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
orb_networks orb 2.00.0930 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:2.00.0930:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
orb_networks orb 2.00.0989 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:2.00.0989:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
orb_networks orb 2.00.1014 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:2.00.1014:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
orb_networks orb 2.00.1084 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:2.00.1084:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
orb_networks orb 2.01.0008 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:2.01.0008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
orb_networks orb 2.01.0013 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:2.01.0013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
orb_networks orb 2.01.0015 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:2.01.0015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
orb_networks orb 2.01.0017 cpe:2.3:a:orb_networks:orb:2.01.0017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5564

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