HIGH
kernel: hfs: fix namelength memory corruption
Published Nov 17, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.00%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_cat_find_brec function in fs/hfs/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 hfs filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, a related issue to CVE-2008-4933.
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.
3.00% 0.03004
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03004
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 | 3.00% (0.03004) | 86.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02922) | 85.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01099) | 76.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 60.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 59.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 59.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 61.20th | 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 (32)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d38b7aa7fc3371b52d036748028db50b585ade2e 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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://osvdb.org/49863 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32719 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- 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-2008:246 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32289 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021230 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5025 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470769 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46605 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5025
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10470 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5025
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 17, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5025
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a