Is CVE-2008-1628 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1628 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1628?

CVE-2008-1628 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1628?

CVE-2008-1628 has an EPSS score of 1.05% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1628?

Upgrade audit on debian 11 to 1.5.3-2.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1628

MEDIUM

4.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in Linux Audit before 1.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command argument. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

auditDebian

Fixed in:1.5.3-2.1CVE-2008-1628

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references13

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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