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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5025

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_cat_find_brec function in fs/hfs/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 hfs filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, a related issue to CVE-2008-4933.
Publish Date : 2008-11-17 Last Update Date : 2012-10-30
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

Cvss Score
7.8
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of ServiceOverflowMemory corruption
CWE ID 119

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor Impact CVSS Score CVSS Vector Report Date Publish Date
Redhat low 2008-11-10 2008-10-15
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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2008-5025 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20085025 unix
RHSA-2009:0014: kernel security and bug fix update (Important) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20090014 unix
RHSA-2009:0264: kernel security update (Important) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20090264 unix
Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_cat_find_brec function in fs/hfs/catalog.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 ... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10470 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-5025

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.2.27 Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36 Details Vulnerabilities
3 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.1 Details Vulnerabilities
4 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.2 Details Vulnerabilities
5 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.3 Details Vulnerabilities
6 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.4 Details Vulnerabilities
7 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.5 Details Vulnerabilities
8 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.36.6 Details Vulnerabilities
9 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6 Details Vulnerabilities
10 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 RC2 Details Vulnerabilities
11 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 RC5 Details Vulnerabilities
12 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 Details Vulnerabilities
13 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 RC3 Details Vulnerabilities
14 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 RC6 Details Vulnerabilities
15 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 RC4 Details Vulnerabilities
16 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 RC7 Details Vulnerabilities
17 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 RC1 Details Vulnerabilities
18 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.4 Details Vulnerabilities
19 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.5 Details Vulnerabilities
20 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.6 Details Vulnerabilities
21 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.7 Details Vulnerabilities
22 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.16 Details Vulnerabilities
23 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.17 Details Vulnerabilities
24 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.18 Details Vulnerabilities
25 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.19 Details Vulnerabilities
26 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.20 Details Vulnerabilities
27 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.21 Details Vulnerabilities
28 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.5 Details Vulnerabilities
29 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.6 Details Vulnerabilities
30 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.7 Details Vulnerabilities
31 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 Rc7 Details Vulnerabilities
32 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 Rc1 Details Vulnerabilities
33 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 Details Vulnerabilities
34 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.1 Details Vulnerabilities
35 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.2 Details Vulnerabilities
36 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.8 Details Vulnerabilities
37 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.9 Details Vulnerabilities
38 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.10 Details Vulnerabilities
39 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.11 Details Vulnerabilities
40 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.12 Details Vulnerabilities
41 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.13 Details Vulnerabilities
42 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.14 Details Vulnerabilities
43 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.15 Details Vulnerabilities
44 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.17 Details Vulnerabilities
45 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18 Details Vulnerabilities
46 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.19 Details Vulnerabilities
47 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.20 Details Vulnerabilities
48 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.21 Details Vulnerabilities
49 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.22 Details Vulnerabilities
50 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 Details Vulnerabilities
51 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 Rc1 Details Vulnerabilities
52 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.8 Details Vulnerabilities
53 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9 Details Vulnerabilities
54 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.10 Details Vulnerabilities
55 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.11 Details Vulnerabilities
56 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.12 Details Vulnerabilities
57 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.13 Details Vulnerabilities
58 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.15 Details Vulnerabilities
59 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.16 Details Vulnerabilities
60 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.17 Details Vulnerabilities
61 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Rc4 Details Vulnerabilities
62 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Rc5 Details Vulnerabilities
63 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Rc1 Details Vulnerabilities
64 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Details Vulnerabilities
65 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1 Details Vulnerabilities
66 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2 Details Vulnerabilities
67 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.3 Details Vulnerabilities
68 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.4 Details Vulnerabilities
69 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.5 Details Vulnerabilities
70 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.6 Details Vulnerabilities
71 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.7 Details Vulnerabilities
72 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
73 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25 Details Vulnerabilities
74 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
75 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1 Details Vulnerabilities
76 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2 Details Vulnerabilities
77 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
78 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3 Details Vulnerabilities
79 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
80 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
81 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4 Details Vulnerabilities
82 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
83 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5 Details Vulnerabilities
84 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6 Details Vulnerabilities
85 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
86 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
87 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7 Details Vulnerabilities
88 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
89 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8 Details Vulnerabilities
90 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9 Details Vulnerabilities
91 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
92 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.10 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
93 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.10 Details Vulnerabilities
94 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.11 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
95 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.11 Details Vulnerabilities
96 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.12 X86 64 Details Vulnerabilities
97 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.12 Details Vulnerabilities
98 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.13 Details Vulnerabilities
99 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.14 Details Vulnerabilities
100 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.15 Details Vulnerabilities
101 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.16 Details Vulnerabilities
102 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.17 Details Vulnerabilities
103 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26 Details Vulnerabilities
104 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.1 Details Vulnerabilities
105 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.2 Details Vulnerabilities
106 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.3 Details Vulnerabilities
107 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.4 Details Vulnerabilities
108 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.5 Details Vulnerabilities
109 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Details Vulnerabilities
110 OS Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.28 Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Linux Linux Kernel 110

- References For CVE-2008-5025

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
DEBIAN DSA-1681
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=d38b7aa7fc3371b52d036748028db50b585ade2e CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
SUSE SUSE-SA:2009:004
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
SUSE SUSE-SA:2009:008
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/1
MLIST [oss-security] 20081110 Re: CVE requests: kernel: hfsplus-related bugs
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/3
MLIST [oss-security] 20081110 Re: CVE requests: kernel: hfsplus-related bugs
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/6
MLIST [oss-security] 20081110 Re: CVE requests: kernel: hfsplus-related bugs
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/7
MLIST [oss-security] 20081110 Re: CVE requests: kernel: hfsplus-related bugs
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/1
MLIST [oss-security] 20081111 Re: CVE requests: kernel: hfsplus-related bugs
http://osvdb.org/49863
OSVDB 49863
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
REDHAT RHSA-2009:0264
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/12
MLIST [oss-security] 20081111 Re: CVE requests: kernel: hfsplus-related bugs
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
SECUNIA 32918
http://secunia.com/advisories/32719
SECUNIA 32719
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
SECUNIA 32998
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
SECUNIA 33180
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
SECUNIA 33556
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
SECUNIA 33641
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
SECUNIA 33704
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
SECUNIA 33858
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
DEBIAN DSA-1687
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:246
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2008:246
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32289
BID 32289 Linux Kernel 'hfs_cat_find_brec()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability Release Date:2009-02-10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
REDHAT RHSA-2009:0014
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021230
SECTRACK 1021230
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
UBUNTU USN-679-1
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46605
XF linux-kernel-hfscatfindbrec-bo(46605)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470769 CONFIRM

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-5025

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