Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2137

The (1) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c and the (2) sparc64_mmap_check function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c, in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.5 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.3, omit some virtual-address range (aka span) checks when the mmap MAP_FIXED bit is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified mmap calls.
Published 2008-05-29 16:32:00
Updated 2018-10-30 16:25:10
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-2137

Threat overview for CVE-2008-2137

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-2137
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2008-2137 58,855
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2137

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2137

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.4
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.4
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2137

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-2137

  • Red Hat 2008-07-02
    Not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5 do not ship for the SPARC architecture.

References for CVE-2008-2137

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