audit: audit_log_user_command() Buffer Overflow
Published Apr 2, 2008
4.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.05%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in Linux Audit before 1.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command argument. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the audit packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Red Hat is not treating this issue as a security vulnerability for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as no application used the affected interface, and the only result is a controlled application termination as the overflow is detected by the FORTIFY_SOURCE protection mechanism. We plan to address this as non-security bug fix in updated audit packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2. For further details, please see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-1628
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.05% (0.01047) | 62.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.05% (0.01047) | 59.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 61.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 8.08% (0.08082) | 94.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.96% (0.05955) | 93.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 86.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01316) | 84.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.35% (0.01352) | 84.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.09% (0.09085) | 94.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.09% (0.09085) | 93.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.09% (0.09085) | 86.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29617 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29754 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29957 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31316 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-14.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:083 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28524 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019824 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1052/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1628 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440275 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41576 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1628
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1628
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00200.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-audit/2008-March/msg00138.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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