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CVE-2008-5008

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5008 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Secret Rabbit Code (libsamplerate) versions prior to 0.1.4, specifically within the src/src_sinc.c component. This flaw allows user-assisted attackers to achieve an unknown but potentially severe impact by processing a specially crafted audio file, particularly when extreme low conversion ratios are employed. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:secret_rabbit_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:secret_rabbit_code:0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:secret_rabbit_code:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:secret_rabbit_code:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:secret_rabbit_code:0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0168 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5008

libsamplerate: buffer overflow on "extreme low conversion ratios"

References

security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200812-05.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46542
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mega-nerd.com / SRC/ChangeLog
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/6
securityfocus.com / bid/32090