PVFB backend fails to validate frontend's framebuffer description
Published May 14, 2008
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
Buffer overflow in the backend of XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) 3.0 through 3.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted description of a shared framebuffer.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 5
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen-0:3.0.3-41.el5_1.5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0194
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen-0:3.0.3-41.el5_1.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0194 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 39.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 37.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 31.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30781 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29183 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020008 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1900/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1943 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443078 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42387 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1943
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10338 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1943
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29963 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30781 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29183 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020008 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1900/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1943 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443078 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42387 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1943 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10338 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1943 |
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