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CVE-2008-3229

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-07-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth support is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a long XAUTHORITY environment variable.

Affected products

• Swapoff Op: 1.1.10, 1.1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23 (+9)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/31103
• http://swapoff.org/changeset/563
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30226
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43836
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31103
• http://swapoff.org/changeset/563
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30226
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43836

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