CVE-2008-1943 (GCVE-0-2008-1943)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-14 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:41
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-01… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29183 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020008 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/29963 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://secunia.com/advisories/30781 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443078 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1900… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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