CVE-2008-2161
Buffer overflow in TFTP Server SP 1.4 and 1.5 on Windows, and possibly other versions, allows...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2161- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2161- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2158 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2158- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fxvv-792x-8mjp No score
Buffer overflow in TFTP Server SP 1.4 and 1.5 on Windows, and possibly other versions, allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fxvv-792x-8mjp- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | TFTP Server for Windows 1.4 - ST Remote BSS Overflow | 2008-05-08 |
| Metasploit | OpenTFTP SP 1.4 Error Packet Overflow | 2008-07-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2161 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Tftp Server Sp, published May 12, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.