CVE-2008-5025

N/A Unknown
Published: November 17, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d38b7aa7fc3371b52d036748028db50b585ade2e
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/7
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/12
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/49863
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32719
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:246
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32289
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021230
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470769
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46605
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10470
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d38b7aa7fc3371b52d036748028db50b585ade2e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/49863
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:246
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46605
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10470
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

linux

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