CVE-2008-4933 describes a buffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function within the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.28-rc1. This flaw allows attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory corruption or system crash) by providing a malicious HFS+ filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.36.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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