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CVE-2008-1391
Multiple integer overflows in libc in NetBSD 4.x, FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x, and probably other BSD and Apple Mac OS platforms allow…
High7.5EPSS 18.8%
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Description
Multiple integer overflows in libc in NetBSD 4.x, FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x, and probably other BSD and Apple Mac OS platforms allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via large values of certain integer fields in the format argument to (1) the strfmon function in lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c, related to the GET_NUMBER macro; and (2) the printf function, related to left_prec and right_prec.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 18.8% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (15)
- 28479 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080327 [securityreason] *BSD libc (strfmon) Multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3444 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA08-350A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- bsd-strfmon-overflow(41504) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 33179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 3770 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080325 *BSD libc (strfmon) Multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-12-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 1019722 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 29574 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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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