CVE-2008-4933

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4933
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-05 15:00:14 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function in fs/hfsplus/catalog.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or system crash) via an hfsplus filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, related to the hfsplus_cat_build_key_uni function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.2.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22_rc1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22_rc7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23_rc1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24_rc1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24_rc4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24_rc5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.10 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.11 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.12 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1681-1 linux-2.6.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
USN-679-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:234 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE requests: kernel: hfsplus-related bugs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1687-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE:2009: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian update for linux-2.6.24 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Linux Kernel 'hfsplus_find_cat()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40 MITRE git.kernel.org
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