Buffer overflow in Swapoff Op
CVE-2008-3229
Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth support is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a long XAUTHORITY environment variable.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Swapoff Op — versions 1.1.10, 1.1.19, 1.20
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)