zaptel: Array index error in tor2 zaptel driver (incomplete fix for CVE-2008-5396)
Published Dec 26, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
Array index error in the dahdi/tor2.c driver in Zaptel (aka DAHDI) 1.4.11 and earlier allows local users in the dialout group to overwrite an integer value in kernel memory by writing to /dev/zap/ctl, related to an incorrect tor2 patch for CVE-2008-5396 that uses the wrong variable in a range check against the value of lc->sync.
Affected products
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 38.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 36.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00034) | 6.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 25.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 79.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 77.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 56.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=13954#96700 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32960 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://svn.digium.com/view/dahdi?view=rev&revision=5590 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5744 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475446#c4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477171 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47666 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5744
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5744
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=13954#96700 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32960 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://svn.digium.com/view/dahdi?view=rev&revision=5590 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5744 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475446#c4 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477171 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47666 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5744 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5744 |
Change history (0)
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