CVE-2008-4934 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's HFS+ filesystem driver, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.28-rc1. An attacker can trigger a system crash by providing a specially crafted HFS+ filesystem image, which exploits a missing return value check in the hfsplus_block_allocate function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
7.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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