CVE-2008-1943

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1943
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-14 18:20:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the backend of XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) 3.0 through 3.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted description of a shared framebuffer.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Desktop 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All client All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All server All
Operating System Redhat Virtualization Server 5 All All All
Application Xensource Xen 3.0 All All All
Application Xensource Xen 3.0.2 All All All
Application Xensource Xen 3.0.3 All All All
Application Xensource Xen 3.0.4 All All All
Application Xensource Xen 3.1.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer Backend Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Xen PVFB Shared Framebuffer Processing Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Red Hat update for xen - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Xen PVFB Bugs Let Local Users Deny Service or Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
443078 – (CVE-2008-1943) CVE-2008-1943 PVFB backend fails to validate frontend's framebuffer description af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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