VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3915
Buffer overflow in nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4, when NFSv4 is enabled, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to decoding an NFSv4 acl.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 4.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4, when NFSv4 is enabled, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to decoding an NFSv4 acl.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.35% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=91b80969ba466ba4b915a4a1d03add8c297add3f
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/3/286
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/18
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/4
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31133
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461101
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45055
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=91b80969ba466ba4b915a4a1d03add8c297add3f
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/3/286
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/18
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/4
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31133
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461101
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45055
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.