CVE-2008-2161 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in TFTP Server SP versions 1.4 and 1.5 on Windows, potentially affecting other versions as well. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with maximum privileges by sending a specially crafted, long TFTP error packet. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp_server_sp:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tftp:tftp_server_sp:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.