Name: CVE-2008-1952: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-1952, CWE-119, CVSS 2.1, EPSS 0.00379

The backend for XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) in Xen ioemu does not properly restrict the frame buffer size, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by mapping an arbitrary amount of guest memory.

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade xenUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-libs	Dec 1, 2016	Jun 23, 2008
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade xen-libsUpgrade xenUpgrade xen-devel	Oct 16, 2024	Jun 23, 2008

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