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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1944

Original release date:05/14/2008

Last revised:08/21/2010

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer (PVFB) Message 3.0 through 3.0.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SDL crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "bogus screen updates," related to missing validation of the "format of messages."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:7.2 (HIGH) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443078 "The PVFB backend is a user space program running as root in dom0"

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443390

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443390

External Source: XF

Name: xen-pvfb-message-dos(42388)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42388

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020009

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020009

External Source: BID

Name: 29186

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29186