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CVE-2008-3229

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-07-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-3229
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.43%

Original NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth support is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a long XAUTHORITY environment variable.