Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the msx_readnode function in libmosix.c in openmosix-tools (aka userspace-tools) in openMosix might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a third-party program that calls this function with a long item argument. NOTE: the vendor does not provide any program that is capable of causing this overflow.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-1865 | Stack-based buffer overflow in the msx_readnode function in libmosix.c in openmosix-tools (aka userspace-tools) in openMosix might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a third-party program that calls this function with a long item argument. NOTE: the vendor does not provide any program that is capable of causing this overflow. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:40:59.898Z
Reserved: 2008-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-1865
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-04-17T19:05:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-1865
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Weaknesses
EUVD