HIGH
kernel: watchdog: ib700wdt.c - buffer_underflow bug
Published Dec 22, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
Buffer underflow in the ibwdt_ioctl function in drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 might allow local users to have an unknown impact via a certain /dev/watchdog WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT IOCTL call.
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
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.13.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0014 |
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.49% 0.00494
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00494
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 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 40.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 38.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 16.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (27)
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11399 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c2500f17d65092d93345f3996cf82ebca17e9ff x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/5/173 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/10/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/20 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33556 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33756 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5702 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475733 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47667 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5702
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11344 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5702
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 22, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 22, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5702
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a