CVE-2008-3496

N/A Unknown

Published: August 06, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31982

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30514

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html