Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5300
Linux kernel 2.6.28 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("soft lockup" and process loss) via a large number of sendmsg function calls, which does not block during AF_UNIX garbage collection and triggers an OOM condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5029.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-5300
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2008-5300
Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-5300
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
554
IPs affected by CVE-2008-5300 303
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5300
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5300
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-2008-5300
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-5300
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
RHSA-2009:1550 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470201
Vendor Advisory
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http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122721862313564&w=2
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4673
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283
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http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=473259
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
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http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122765505415944&w=2
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http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
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