CVE-2008-1952
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (32th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1950)
- Published
- June 23, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1950 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xensource / xen para virtualized frame buffer
References
- http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2008-05/msg00421.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32088(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/9(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30646
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020957
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg?rev/9044705960cb30cec385bdca7305bcf7db096721(Patch)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43362
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11189
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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