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CVE-2008-1628
Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in Linux Audit before 1.7 might allow remote…
- 4.1MediumCVSS base score
- 1.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 35% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in Linux Audit before 1.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command argument. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.1 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 35% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References14
- SUSE-SR:2008:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 29617 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1052 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200807-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-3012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28524 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019824 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- linuxaudit-auditlogusercommand-bo(41576) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [linux-audit] 20080330 audit 1.7 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 31316 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29754 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29957 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1629 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-1628)Record last updated .