CVE-2008-1391

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple integer overflows in libc in NetBSD 4.x, FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x, and probably other BSD and Apple Mac OS platforms allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via large values of certain integer fields in the format argument to (1) the strfmon function in lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c, related to the GET_NUMBER macro; and (2) the printf function, related to left_prec and right_prec.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.12% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28479 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490158/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41504 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33179 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3770 third party advisory exploit
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/53 third party advisory exploit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019722 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29574 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1391?
CVE-2008-1391 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1391?
To fix CVE-2008-1391, 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-2008-1391 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1391 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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