Is CVE-2008-5078 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5078 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5078?

CVE-2008-5078 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5078?

CVE-2008-5078 has an EPSS score of 3.09% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5078?

Upgrade enscript on debian 11 to 1.6.4-13 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5078

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

enscriptDebian

Fixed in:1.6.4-13CVE-2008-5078

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

3.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references7

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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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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.