Is CVE-2008-5405 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5405 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5405?

CVE-2008-5405 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5405?

CVE-2008-5405 has an EPSS score of 46.98% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5405

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23 and 4.9.24, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RDP file containing a long string.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

46.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

http://osvdb.org/50342
http://oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2750
http://secunia.com/advisories/32794
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4703
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32543
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3286
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46940
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7297
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7309

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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.