kernel: uvcvideo: Fix a buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing
Published Aug 6, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.28%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.6.26.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG. The uvcvideo driver was first added in kernel packages update RHSA-2009:0225 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, and it already contained a fix for this flaw.
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:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 88.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 86.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01168) | 76.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.42% (0.03424) | 78.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01145) | 76.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00736) | 81.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00736) | 80.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00736) | 77.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30514 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3496 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470426 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3496
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3496
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30514 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3496 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470426 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3496 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3496 |
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