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CVE-2008-3531

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 1.03%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-05 · 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-2008-3531
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
1.03%

Original NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in sys/kern/vfs_mount.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.0 and 7.1, when vfs.usermount is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted (1) mount or (2) nmount system call, related to copying of "user defined data" in "certain error conditions."