Buffer overflow in the backend of XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) 3.0 through 3.1.2 allows local users to cause a…

Description

Buffer overflow in the backend of XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) 3.0 through 3.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted description of a shared framebuffer.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.49% · top 58% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

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 (9)

• RHSA-2008:0194 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 29183 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1020008 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• xen-pvfb-description-dos(42387) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 29963 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10338 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 30781 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443078 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1900 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:41 UTC.