CVE-2008-5701 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash 64-bit MIPS Linux systems by triggering an out-of-bounds read in the syscall table via a small syscall number.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5701?
CVE-2008-5701 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Dec 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Array index error in arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc8 on 64-bit MIPS platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an o32 syscall with a small syscall number, which leads to an attempted read operation outside the bounds of the syscall table.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5701?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5701?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2008-5701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8rv-h2fj-xxxc.