Is CVE-2008-1880 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1880 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1880?

CVE-2008-1880 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-1880

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

The default configuration of Firebird before 2.0.3.12981.0-r6 on Gentoo Linux sets the ISC_PASSWORD environment variable before starting Firebird, which allows remote attackers to bypass SYSDBA authentication and obtain sensitive database information via an empty password.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1880)
Published: May 12, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1880 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

firebird / firebird
firebird / firebird
gentoo / linux

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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