What is CVE-2008-3531?

CVE-2008-3531 is a vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-09-05.

Is CVE-2008-3531 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Freebsd

CVE-2008-3531

Stack-based buffer overflow in sys/kern/vfs_mount.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.0 and 7.1, when vfs.usermount is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) mount or (2) nmount system call, related to copying of "user defined data" in "certain error conditions."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Freebsd — versions 7.0, 7.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FREEBSD, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3531?: CVE-2008-3531 is a vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-09-05.
Is CVE-2008-3531 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.