CVE-2008-4416 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 5 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in the HP-UX kernel via unspecified vectors.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-4416?

CVE-2008-4416 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 5 Dec 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel in HP HP-UX B.11.31 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4416?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4416?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-4416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v4p2-35v8-xwf6.