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CVE-2008-3247

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
24/07/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

The LDT implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.25.x before 2.6.25.11 on x86_64 platforms uses an incorrect size for ldt_desc, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.4:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.5:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.6:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.7:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.8:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.9:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.10:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.11:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.12:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

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