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    CVE-2008-1943

    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.

    Published:May 13, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 14, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00137
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Virtualization Server
    Vendor
    Xensource
    Product
    Xen

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30781
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29183
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020008
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1900/references
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443078
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42387
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10338
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30781
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29183
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020008
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1900/references
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443078
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42387
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10338

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High