Is CVE-2008-2122 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2122 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2122?

CVE-2008-2122 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2122

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a port scan, which spawns multiple bfagent server processes that attempt to read data from closed sockets.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-772
EPSS score: 2.3% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2119)
Published: May 9, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2119 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / rational build forge

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30081(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21303877(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29036(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019964(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1427/references(Broken Link)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42173(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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