CVE-2008-3229
Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth support is enabled, allows...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3229- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3229- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3217 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3217- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmhg-j6wx-r9rg No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth support is enabled, allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wmhg-j6wx-r9rg- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3229 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Swapoff Op, published July 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.