Is CVE-2008-2383 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-2383 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-2383?

CVE-2008-2383 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-2383?

CVE-2008-2383 has an EPSS score of 4.97% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2383?

Upgrade xterm on debian 11 to 238-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-2383

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

xtermDebian

Fixed in:238-2CVE-2008-2383

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

4.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-1635	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.