HIGH
kernel: hfsplus: fix Buffer overflow with a corrupted image
Published Nov 5, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.90%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.6.28
- 2.2.27
- 2.4.36
- 2.4.36.1
- 2.4.36.2
- 2.4.36.3
- 2.4.36.4
- 2.4.36.5
- 2.4.36.6
- 2.6
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.19.4
- 2.6.19.5
- 2.6.19.6
- 2.6.19.7
- 2.6.20.16
- 2.6.20.17
- 2.6.20.18
- 2.6.20.19
- 2.6.20.20
- 2.6.20.21
- 2.6.21.5
- 2.6.21.6
- 2.6.21.7
- 2.6.22
- 2.6.22.1
- 2.6.22.2
- 2.6.22.8
- 2.6.22.9
- 2.6.22.10
- 2.6.22.11
- 2.6.22.12
- 2.6.22.13
- 2.6.22.14
- 2.6.22.15
- 2.6.22.17
- 2.6.22.18
- 2.6.22.19
- 2.6.22.20
- 2.6.22.21
- 2.6.22.22
- 2.6.22_rc1
- 2.6.22_rc7
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.23.8
- 2.6.23.9
- 2.6.23.10
- 2.6.23.11
- 2.6.23.12
- 2.6.23.13
- 2.6.23.15
- 2.6.23.16
- 2.6.23.17
- 2.6.23_rc1
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24.1
- 2.6.24.2
- 2.6.24.3
- 2.6.24.4
- 2.6.24.5
- 2.6.24.6
- 2.6.24.7
- 2.6.24_rc1
- 2.6.24_rc4
- 2.6.24_rc5
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.13
- 2.6.25.14
- 2.6.25.15
- 2.6.25.16
- 2.6.25.17
- 2.6.26
- 2.6.26.1
- 2.6.26.2
- 2.6.26.3
- 2.6.26.4
- 2.6.26.5
- 2.6.27
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.13.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0014
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0264
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.13.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0014 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0264 |
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.90% 0.02904
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02904
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 | 2.90% (0.02904) | 86.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02904) | 85.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 74.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 65.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 64.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 64.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 61.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 63.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32510 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33556 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33641 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33704 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33858 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32093 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4933 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469631 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46405 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4933
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11061 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4933
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 5, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 5, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4933
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a