VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-1944

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-05-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Buffer overflow in the backend framebuffer of XenSource Xen Para-Virtualized Framebuffer (PVFB) Message 3.0 through 3.0.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SDL crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via "bogus screen updates," related to missing validation of the "format of messages."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references