CVE-2008-3496
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media...
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-3496- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-3496- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3482 No score
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3482- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-67pv-pw2w-f788 No score
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media...
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
GHSA-67pv-pw2w-f788- Weakness
- CWE-120
- 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-2008-3496 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Linux Kernel, published August 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/31982
securityfocus.com/bid/30514
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3496
github.com/advisories/GHSA-67pv-pw2w-f788