Is CVE-2008-3277 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3277 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3277?

CVE-2008-3277 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-3277

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for the ibmssh executable in ibutils packages before ibutils-1.5.7-2.el6 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in refix/lib/, related to an incorrect RPATH setting in the ELF header.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 0.4% (39th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3265)
Published: April 15, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3265 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

openfabrics / ibutils
openfabrics / ibutils
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0311.html(Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457935(Vendor Advisory)

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

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