CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is the function sys32_ptrace
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 on the x86_64 platform leaks task_struct references into the sys32_ptrace function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, possibly a use-after-free vulnerability.
The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was disclosed 07/08/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3077 since 07/08/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 841 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The entry 43111 is pretty similar.
Product
Type
Vendor
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
03/20/2006 🔍07/03/2008 🔍
07/08/2008 🔍
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07/11/2008 🔍
03/17/2015 🔍
04/13/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3077 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 30077 - Linux Kernel x86_64 ptrace Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 31048 - Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2063
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 12:19Updated: 04/13/2019 21:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (53), 04/13/2019 21:55 (7)
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