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Critical
CVE-2008-3496
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
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
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30514
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 6th, 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.