CVE-2008-1952: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu May 15 2008(Updated: )
The backend for XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) in Xen ioemu does not properly restrict the frame buffer size, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by mapping an arbitrary amount of guest memory.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer | ||
| redhat/xen | <0:3.0.3-64.el5_2.3 | 0:3.0.3-64.el5_2.3 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2008-05/msg00421.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/9
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg?rev/9044705960cb30cec385bdca7305bcf7db096721
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32088
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020957
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30646
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43362
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11189
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1943
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447759
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1952 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1952
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0892
- https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-1952.json
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