7.8
HIGH
CVE-2008-4933
Apple HFSplus Kernel Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2008, 3 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4933 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-4933.

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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4933 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40
    Added Reference http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32510
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32093
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46405
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11061
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11061 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11061 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46405 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46405 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} -0.01%

score

0.64299

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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