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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-3687
Heap-based buffer overflow in the flask_security_label function in Xen 3.3,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/our-xen-0wning-trilogy-highlights.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30834
- http://www.nabble.com/-PATCH--XSM--FLASK--Argument-handling-bugs-in-XSM:FLASK-to18536032.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44608
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31561
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.3-testing.hg?rev/fa66b33f975a
- http://invisiblethingslab.com/bh08/part2.pdf
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2426
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020731
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
xen, xen flask module
Vulnerable Versions:
3.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 14th, 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.