CVE-2008-1391

N/A Unknown
Published: March 27, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple integer overflows in libc in NetBSD 4.x, FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x, and probably other BSD and Apple Mac OS platforms allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via large values of certain integer fields in the format argument to (1) the strfmon function in lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c, related to the GET_NUMBER macro; and (2) the printf function, related to left_prec and right_prec.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29574
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/53
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3770
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490158/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28479
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019722
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41504
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29574
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/53
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3770
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490158/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019722
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
19.1%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

netbsd freebsd

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