CVE-2008-5396 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2008-5396

Array index error in the (1) torisa.c and (2) dahdi/tor2.c...

7.2 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Array index error in the (1) torisa.c and (2) dahdi/tor2.c drivers in Zaptel (aka DAHDI) 1.4.11 and earlier allows local users in the dialout group to overwrite an integer value in kernel memory by writing to /dev/zap/ctl, related to missing validation of the sync field associated with the ZT_SPANCONFIG ioctl.

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.

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Affected Vendor

asterisk

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Affected Software

zaptel

Vulnerable Versions:

0, 1.2, 1.2.27, 1.4

Timeline

Official Publish: December 9th, 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.