CVE-2008-7227

PartialBufferOutputStream2 in GeoServer before 1.6.1 and 1.7.0-beta1 attempts to flush buffer contents even when it is handling an "in memory buffer," which prevents the reporting of a service exception, with unknown impact and attack vectors.

Published: 2009-09-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-7227 is rated Moderate Risk (40.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.93%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7227

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 0.30% 0.93% +0.62%
2 2025-03-30 0.36% 0.30% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.36% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7227

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-2008-7227

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-7227

GHSA-8hmh-mhqv-7638 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — PartialBufferOutputStream2 flush issues

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7227

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
geoserver geoserver <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:*:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.3.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.3.0:pr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.4.0:m0:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.4.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.5.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:1.7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
geoserver geoserver 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:geoserver:geoserver:3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7227

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