CVE-2008-7228

Exp

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in White_Dune before 0.29beta851 have unspecified impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0101.

Published: 2009-09-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-7228 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). 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-2008-7228

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7228

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 0.53% 0.32% -0.21%
2 2025-03-29 0.32% 0.53% +0.21%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7228

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-2008-7228

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-7228

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-7228 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (whitedune), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7228
ubuntu low CVE-2008-7228 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (whitedune), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-7228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
white_dune white_dune <= 0.29beta791 cpe:2.3:a:white_dune:white_dune:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7228

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