Is CVE-2008-3533 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-3533 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-3533?

CVE-2008-3533 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-3533?

CVE-2008-3533 has an EPSS score of 19.39% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-3533

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in the window_error function in yelp-window.c in yelp in Gnome after 2.19.90 and before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI on the command line, as demonstrated by use of yelp within (1) man or (2) ghelp URI handlers in Firefox, Evolution, and unspecified other programs.

CWE-134

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

19.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

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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.