CVE-2008-1628
Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in Linux Audit before 1.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command argument.
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in Linux Audit before 1.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command argument.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 64.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-04-02 17:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:31Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 37dd0c177a6e4fe715dbfce19c294bc6a5c8d9e53348892054f7164fd6c2cfba
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:010http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
- secunia.com29617http://secunia.com/advisories/29617
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1052http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1052/references
- people.redhat.comhttp://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200807-14http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-14.xml
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-3012https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00200.html
- www.securityfocus.com28524http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28524
- www.securitytracker.com1019824http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019824
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinuxaudit-auditlogusercommand-bo(41576)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41576
- www.redhat.com[linux-audit] 20080330 audit 1.7 releasedhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-audit/2008-March/msg00138.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:083http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:083
- secunia.com31316http://secunia.com/advisories/31316
- secunia.com29754http://secunia.com/advisories/29754
- secunia.com29957http://secunia.com/advisories/29957
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- audit Fixed in 1.5.3-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- audit Fixed in 1.5.3-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- audit Fixed in 1.5.3-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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