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    CVE-2008-4933

    Buffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function in fs/hfsplus/catalog.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or system crash) via an hfsplus filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, related to the hfsplus_cat_build_key_uni function.

    Published:Oct 15, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01173
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32510
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32093
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46405
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11061
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32510
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:234
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/2
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32093
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46405
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11061

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