CVE-2008-3915 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the nfsd component of the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 2.6.26.4 when NFSv4 is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) through unspecified vectors related to decoding NFSv4 access control lists. Despite its high CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a severe risk, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.19.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.19.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.19.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.20.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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