CVE-2008-4933

Description

Buffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function in fs/hfsplus/catalog.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or system crash) via an hfsplus filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, related to the hfsplus_cat_build_key_uni function.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.00% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46405 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32093 vdb entry patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11061 vdb entry signature
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32510 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 third party advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4933?
CVE-2008-4933 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4933?
To fix CVE-2008-4933, 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-2008-4933 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4933 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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