CVE-2008-1865
Stack-based buffer overflow in the msx_readnode function in libmosix.c in openmosix-tools (aka userspace-tools) in openMosix might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a third-party program that calls this function with…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the msx_readnode function in libmosix.c in openmosix-tools (aka userspace-tools) in openMosix might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a third-party program that calls this function with a long item argument. NOTE: the vendor does not provide any program that is capable of causing this overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- openmosix project/openmosix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490534/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28663
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41691
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490534/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28663
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41691
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.