Is CVE-2008-2709 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2709 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2709?

CVE-2008-2709 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-2709

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.7 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 0.3% (26th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2703)
Published: June 16, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2703 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / os 400
ibm / os 400
ibm / os 400

References

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

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