VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5702
Buffer underflow in the ibwdt_ioctl function in drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 might allow local users to have an unknown impact via a certain /dev/watchdog WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT IOCTL call.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer underflow in the ibwdt_ioctl function in drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 might allow local users to have an unknown impact via a certain /dev/watchdog WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT IOCTL call.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11399Exploit
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c2500f17d65092d93345f3996cf82ebca17e9ff
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/5/173
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/10/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/20
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47667
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11344
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11399Exploit
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c2500f17d65092d93345f3996cf82ebca17e9ff
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/5/173
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/10/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/20
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.