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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2008-1944 json

Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer (PVFB) Message 3.0 through 3.0.3 allows local user…

published 2008-05-14 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1943

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer (PVFB) Message 3.0 through 3.0.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SDL crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "bogus screen updates," related to missing validation of the "format of messages."

Patch / fix

  • xen RHEL 5 VIRTUALIZATION, RHEL 5 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5
  • xen-libs RHEL 5 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0194

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-1944 updated

PVFB SDL backend chokes on bogus screen updates

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xen 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-libs 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xen 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-libs 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) xen 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-libs 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) xen 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-libs 3.0.3-41.el5_1.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0194

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Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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