CVE-2008-3229 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-3229

Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth...

Vulnerability Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth support is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a long XAUTHORITY environment variable.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

op
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.10, 1.1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, 1.26, 1.27, 1.28, 1.29, 1.30, 1.31, 1.32

Timeline

Official Publish: July 18th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.