CVE-2008-1943

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the backend of XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) 3.0 through 3.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted description of a shared framebuffer.

Affected products

Xensource Xen: 3.0, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.1.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
http://secunia.com/advisories/30781
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29183
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020008
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1900/references
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443078
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42387
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10338
http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
http://secunia.com/advisories/30781
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html

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