CVE-2008-5025

Linux Kernel < 2.6.28 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in HFS Catalog Namelength Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (29)

Core 29
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:246
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470769
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021230
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46605
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10470
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/6
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/12
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32719
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/7
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/49863
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/3
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32289
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681

Scores

EPSS 0.0295
EPSS Percentile 85.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (43)
linux/linux_kernel 2.2.27
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.6
linux/linux_kernel 2.6
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.18 (8 CPE variants)
... and 33 more
Published Nov 17, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026