CVE-2008-5744

zaptel: Array index error in tor2 zaptel driver (incomplete fix for CVE-2008-5396)

Published Dec 26, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Array index error in the dahdi/tor2.c driver in Zaptel (aka DAHDI) 1.4.11 and earlier allows local users in the dialout group to overwrite an integer value in kernel memory by writing to /dev/zap/ctl, related to an incorrect tor2 patch for CVE-2008-5396 that uses the wrong variable in a range check against the value of lc->sync.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1699-1 New zaptel packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5714 Array index error in the dahdi/tor2.c driver in Zaptel (aka DAHDI) 1.4.11 and earlier allows local users in the dialout group to overwrite an integer value in kernel memory by writing to /dev/zap/ctl, related to an incorrect tor2 patch for CVE-2008-5396 that uses the wrong variable in a range check against the value of lc->sync.
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:04 AM
Reserved
Dec 26, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 26, 2008, 9:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 19, 2008, 12:00 AM