Is CVE-2008-2161 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2161 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2161?

CVE-2008-2161 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2161

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 65.3%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in TFTP Server SP 1.4 and 1.5 on Windows, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long TFTP error packet. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 65.3% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2158)
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-2008-2158 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / all windows
tftp / tftp server sp
tftp / tftp server sp

References

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

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