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CVE-2008-5744

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5744 is an array index error in the Zaptel (DAHDI) 1.4.11 and earlier dahdi/tor2.c driver, affecting Asterisk Zaptel. This vulnerability allows local users in the 'dialout' group to overwrite kernel memory due to an incorrect patch for a previous CVE. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it presents a high severity risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no known exploit intelligence, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:zaptel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:zaptel:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:zaptel:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:zaptel:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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-2008-5744Low

zaptel: Array index error in tor2 zaptel driver (incomplete fix for CVE-2008-5396)

Dec 19, 2008

References

bugs.digium.com / view.php
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/32960
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/47666
svn.digium.com / view/dahdi
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/2
Exploit