Is CVE-2008-5162 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5162 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5162?

CVE-2008-5162 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5162?

CVE-2008-5162 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5162?

Upgrade freebsd to 7.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5162

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The arc4random function in the kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.1 does not have a proper entropy source for a short time period immediately after boot, which makes it easier for attackers to predict the function's return values and conduct certain attacks against the GEOM framework and various network protocols, related to the Yarrow random number generator.

CWE-330

How to fix

Remediation Available

freebsdNVD

Affected:>= 6.4, < 7.0Fixed in:7.0CVE-2008-5162derived from NVD

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.freebsd.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-330 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-5420	Critical	9.8	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34646	Critical	9.8	51%	-	-
CVE-2017-6026	Critical	9.1	32%	-	-
CVE-2008-0087	High	7.5	31%	-	-
CVE-2018-17888	Critical	9.8	30%	-	-
CVE-2020-11901	Critical	9.0	21%	-	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.