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CVE-2008-1391

40
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1391 describes multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities within the libc library affecting NetBSD 4.x, FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x, and potentially other BSD and Apple Mac OS platforms. These overflows occur in the strfmon and printf functions when processing large integer values in format arguments, allowing context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit for strfmon() integer overflow exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0_p5_releaseCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0_p5_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-31550 · Mar 27, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1880 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

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-2008-1391

glibc: strfmon format string problem

Mar 25, 2008

References

cvsweb.netbsd.org / bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html
secunia.com / advisories/29574
secunia.com / advisories/33179
securityreason.com / achievement_securityalert/53
Exploit
securityreason.com / securityalert/3770
Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41504
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
support.apple.com / kb/HT3338
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2058
securityfocus.com / archive/1/490158/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/28479
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3444