CVE-2008-6560 json
Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause…
published 2009-03-31 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6523
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory corruption) via a cluster.conf file with many lines. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries in realistic uses of the product.
Exploit prediction
2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00163.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-875-1
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00165.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00164.html
vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=468966
vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/49832
vdb-entry
- git.fedorahosted.org /git/cluster.git?p=cluster.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=67fee9128e54c6c3fc3eae306b5b501f3029c3be
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-6560
- NVD CVE-2008-6560
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