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CVE-2008-1628

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1628 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function within the Linux Audit framework, specifically affecting versions before 1.7. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code by providing an excessively long command argument. With a CVSS score of 4.1, it is considered of medium severity, requiring local access and user authentication for exploitation, and potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:audit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.1MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
2.7
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
60.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0105 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-1628Low

audit: audit_log_user_command() Buffer Overflow

Mar 31, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
people.redhat.com / sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog
secunia.com / advisories/29617
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29754
secunia.com / advisories/29957
secunia.com / advisories/31316
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200807-14.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41576
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00200.html
redhat.com / archives/linux-audit/2008-March/msg00138.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/28524
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1052/references