Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-1944 | First vendor Publication | 2008-05-14 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer (PVFB) Message 3.0 through 3.0.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SDL crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "bogus screen updates," related to missing validation of the "format of messages." |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1944 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10868 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10868 | ||
| Title: | Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer (PVFB) Message 3.0 through 3.0.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SDL crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "bogus screen updates," related to missing validation of the "format of messages." | ||
| Description: | Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer (PVFB) Message 3.0 through 3.0.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SDL crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "bogus screen updates," related to missing validation of the "format of messages." | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1944 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for xen RHSA-2008:0194-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0194-01_xen.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 45412 | Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) Message Backend Framebuffer Screen U... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0194.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20080513_xen_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-06 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0194.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-16 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0194.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 23:14:22 |
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| 2024-11-28 12:15:29 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:21:37 |
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| 2017-09-29 09:23:31 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:03 |
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| 2016-06-28 23:59:26 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:20:37 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:44:47 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:15:52 |
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