CVE-2008-3496

Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30514	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30514	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-08-06 18:41

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-3496

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3496

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3496

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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