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CVE-2008-1865
Stack-based buffer overflow in the msx_readnode function in libmosix.c in openmosix-tools (aka userspace-tools) in openMosix might allow…
Low1.9EPSS 0.31%
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the msx_readnode function in libmosix.c in openmosix-tools (aka userspace-tools) in openMosix might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a third-party program that calls this function with a long item argument. NOTE: the vendor does not provide any program that is capable of causing this overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.31% · top 76% 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: Low 1.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 3813 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 28663 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080406 openMosix userspace library stack-based buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- openmosix-msxreadnode-bo(41691) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- 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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