Is CVE-2008-2172 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2172 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2172?

CVE-2008-2172 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2172

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in Hitachi GR routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dropped session) via crafted BGP UPDATE messages, leading to route flapping, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6372.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.1 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2169)
Published: May 13, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2169 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

hitachi / gr2000
hitachi / gr2000
hitachi / gr2000
hitachi / gr2000
hitachi / gr2000
hitachi / gr3000
hitachi / gr4000

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30028(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/929656(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-79UV2A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28999
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1405

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

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