PVFB SDL backend chokes on bogus screen updates
Published May 14, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer (PVFB) Message 3.0 through 3.0.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SDL crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "bogus screen updates," related to missing validation of the "format of messages."
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 38.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 37.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 19.97th | 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 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 75.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29963 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/29186 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020009 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1944 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443390 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42388 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1944
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10868 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1944
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29963 | 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/29186 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020009 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1944 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443390 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42388 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1944 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10868 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1944 |
Change history (0)
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