Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and…

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMB responses that trigger the overflows in the SendReceive function.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (29)

• 20080208 rPSA-2008-0048-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 26438 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 28643 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9901 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• USN-618-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 28826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 29387 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1428 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 27912 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:063 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 29245 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0167 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [linux-kernel] 20071108 Buffer overflow in CIFS VFS. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 1019612 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 27666 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3860 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 30769 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0089 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [linux-kernel] 20071109 Re: Fw: Buffer overflow in CIFS VFS. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=133672efbc1085f9af990bdc145e1822ea93bcf3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 27888 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29570 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• kernel-cifsvfs-sendreceive-bo(38450) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:47 UTC.