CVE-2008-1952
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 23, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 24, 2008
Description
The backend for XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) in Xen ioemu does not properly restrict the frame buffer size, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by mapping an arbitrary amount of guest memory.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 32088third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080521 New Xen ioemu: PVFB backend issuemailing-list
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg?rev/9044705960cb30cec385bdca7305bcf7db096721
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11189vdb-entrysignature
- 1020957vdb-entry
- [Xen-devel] 20080521 [PATCH] ioemu: Fix PVFB backend to limit frame buffer sizemailing-list
- xen-pvfb-ioemu-dos(43362)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2008:0892vendor-advisory
- 30646vdb-entry
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