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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-3687 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the flask_security_label function in Xen 3.3, when compiled with the XSM:FLASK module, allows unprivileged domain users (domU) to execute arbitrary code via the flask_op hypercall.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/21/2008)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of Xen hypervisor as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, as it does not support XSM.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://invisiblethingslab.com/bh08/part2.pdf CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31561 CVE, MITRE
http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/our-xen-0wning-trilogy-highlights.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.nabble.com/-PATCH--XSM--FLASK--Argument-handling-bugs-in-XSM:FLASK-to18536032.html CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30834 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020731 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2426 CVE, MITRE
http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.3-testing.hg?rev/fa66b33f975a CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44608 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3687
NVD Published Date:
08/14/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE