CVE-2008-6560 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in CMAN (The Cluster Manager) versions prior to 2.03.09-1, affecting Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service, characterized by high CPU consumption and memory corruption, by providing a malformed cluster.conf file with numerous lines. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.03.08-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.03.03-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.03.04-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.03.05-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.03.07-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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