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CVE-2008-0434

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0434 describes a critical format string vulnerability in the AXIMilter module of AXIGEN Mail Server version 5.0.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into the CNHO command. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, suggesting potential for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gecad_technologies:axigen_mail_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
10.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-4947 · Jan 21, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1035 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 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, 0.1 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059788.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/28562
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/3570
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/39803
exploit-db.com / exploits/4947
securityfocus.com / archive/1/486722/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/27363
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0237