Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3832
Potential exploit
A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-3832
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Linux » Linux Kernel
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Linux » Linux Kernel
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3832
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3832
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.9
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-3832
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-3832
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Red Hat 2017-08-07Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of utrace as shipped with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel.
References for CVE-2008-3832
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http://kerneloops.org/oops.php?number=56705
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464883
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45644
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/1
oss-security - CVE-2008-3832 kernel: null pointer dereference in utrace_controlExploit
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31536
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