CVE-2008-1628
Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1628- CVSS 2.0
- 4.1 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1628- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1629 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1629- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8wm-gxf7-x75p No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c8wm-gxf7-x75p- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1628- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1628 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1628- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1628 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) in Linux Audit, published April 2, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in audit 1.5.3-2.1.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
secunia.com/advisories/29617
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1052/references
people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-14.xml
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00200.html
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securityfocus.com/bid/28524
securitytracker.com/id?1019824
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41576
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:083
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1628
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8wm-gxf7-x75p
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1628