CVE-2008-0384

Public Exploit

Description

OpenBSD 4.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by calling the SIOCGIFRTLABEL IOCTL on an interface that does not have a route label, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference when the return value from the rtlabel_id2name function is not checked.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.18%

Vendor Advisory openbsd.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27252	vdb entry exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4935	exploit
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#005_ifrtlabel	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28473	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019188	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-security-announce&m=120007327504064	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0384?: CVE-2008-0384 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0384?: To fix CVE-2008-0384, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0384 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-0384 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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