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CVE-2008-5701
Array index error in arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8 on 64-bit MIPS platforms allows local users to…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.40%
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Description
Array index error in arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8 on 64-bit MIPS platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an o32 syscall with a small syscall number, which leads to an attempted read operation outside the bounds of the syscall table.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- [oss-security] 20081209 CVE request: kernel: MIPS: Fix potential DOS by untrusted user app (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- linux-kernel-mips-dos(47190) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e807f9574e37a3f202e677feaaad1b7c5d2c0db8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 33078 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 35011 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32716 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-1787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_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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