VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-2358

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-06-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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