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CVE-2008-3531
Stack-based buffer overflow in sys/kern/vfs_mount.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.0 and 7.1, when vfs.usermount is enabled, allows local…
Medium6.9EPSS 1.0%
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in sys/kern/vfs_mount.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.0 and 7.1, when vfs.usermount is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) mount or (2) nmount system call, related to copying of "user defined data" in "certain error conditions."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 36% 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: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 31002 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1020816 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- freebsd-vfsmount-bo(45143) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-08:08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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