CVE-2008-2161 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 65.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in TFTP Server SP 1.4 and 1.5 on Windows, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long TFTP error packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 65.28% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-05-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | all windows |
| tftp | tftp server sp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TFTP Server for Windows 1.4 - ST Remote BSS Overflow | 2008-05-08 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30147
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29111
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1468/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42298
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30147
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29111
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1468/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42298
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5563
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