CVE-2008-5702

Summary

CVECVE-2008-5702
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-12-22 15:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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