CVE-2008-5702
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5702 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-12-22 15:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian update for linux-2.6.24 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1787-1 linux-2.6.24 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Bug 11399 – (patch queued)possible buffer underflow in ib700wdt.c | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.kernel.org | Exploit |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Ubuntu update for linux - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Security Advisory SA35390 - SUSE update for kernel - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: watchdog: ib700wdt.c - buffer_underflow bug | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| LKML: Alan Cox: [PATCH 04/19] ib700wdt: Fix off by one | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lkml.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: watchdog: ib700wdt.c - buffer_underflow bug | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: watchdog: ib700wdt.c - buffer_underflow bug | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| USN-715-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-714-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| git.kernel.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request: kernel: watchdog: ib700wdt.c - buffer_underflow bug | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1794-1 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=7c2500f17d65092d93345f3996cf82ebca17e9ff | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.