Is CVE-2008-3496 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-3496 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-3496?

CVE-2008-3496 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-3496?

CVE-2008-3496 has an EPSS score of 3.28% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3496?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.26.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-3496

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.26.1Fixed in:2.6.26.1CVE-2008-3496derived from NVD

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

3.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory6

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CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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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.