CVE-2008-3496

kernel: uvcvideo: Fix a buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing

Published Aug 6, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3482 Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:37 AM
Reserved
Aug 6, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 6, 2008, 6:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 31, 2008, 12:00 AM