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CVE-2008-2161

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 65.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-05-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Windows. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 65.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-2161
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
65.28%
Windows

Original NVD 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.