CVE-2008-3229

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth support is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a long XAUTHORITY environment variable.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2008-3229

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2008-07-18T16:41:00

Last Modified Date
2017-08-08T01:31:41

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-119	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.1.10:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.1.19:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.20:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.21:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.22:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.23:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.24:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.25:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.26:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.27:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.28:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.29:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.30:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.31:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.32:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
6.9

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
10

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/4
http://swapoff.org/changeset/563	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31103
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30226
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43836

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3229
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3229

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 09:06:57				Added to TrackCVE