CVE-2008-3531

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-09-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in sys/kern/vfs_mount.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.0 and 7.1, when vfs.usermount is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) mount or (2) nmount system call, related to copying of "user defined data" in "certain error conditions."

Affected products

FreeBSD: 7.0, 7.1

References

http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:08.nmount.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31002
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020816
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45143
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:08.nmount.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31002
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020816
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45143

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