CVE-2008-5744

Exp

Array index error in the dahdi/tor2.c driver in Zaptel (aka DAHDI) 1.4.11 and earlier allows local users in the dialout group to overwrite an integer value in kernel memory by writing to /dev/zap/ctl, related to an incorrect tor2 patch for CVE-2008-5396 that uses the wrong variable in a range check against the value of lc->sync.

Published: 2008-12-26 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5744 is rated Exploit Available (57.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2008-5744

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5744

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 0.03% 0.47% +0.44%
2 2025-03-17 0.06% 0.03% -0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5744

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5744

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5744

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5744
ubuntu low CVE-2008-5744 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (zaptel), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 6, DNE 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5744

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5744

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
asterisk zaptel <= 1.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:zaptel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk zaptel 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:zaptel:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk zaptel 1.2.27 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:zaptel:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asterisk zaptel 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:zaptel:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5744

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