Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-1944
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."
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 23.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29186
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020009
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443390
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42388
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10868
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29186
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020009
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443390
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42388
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10868
Products affected by CVE-2008-1944
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cpe:2.3:a:xensource:xen:3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:xensource:xen:3.0.3
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:desktop:5
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization_server:5