CVE-2008-1648 json
Sympa before 5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an e-mail message with a malformed value of the Co…
published 2008-04-02 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1649
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Sympa before 5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an e-mail message with a malformed value of the Content-Type header and unspecified other headers. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Patch / fix
- sympa Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.3.4-4
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1648
Exploit prediction
2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- sourcesup.cru.fr http://sourcesup.cru.fr/tracker/?func=detail&group_id=23&aid=3702&atid=167 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
sourcesup.cru.fr
/tracker/?func=detail&group_id=23&aid=3702&atid=167
exploit
-
debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1600
vendor-advisory
-
mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:133
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/29575
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1080/references
vdb-entry
- sympa.org /distribution/latest-stable/NEWS
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/41561
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/28539
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/30910
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-1648
- NVD CVE-2008-1648
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