CVE-2008-4933

N/A Unknown
Published: November 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function in fs/hfsplus/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 hfsplus filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, related to the hfsplus_cat_build_key_uni function.

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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=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32510
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
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-2008:234
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32093
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46405
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11061
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
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-2008:234
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2
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/32093
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

linux

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