Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-3229
CVE-2008-3229
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.
Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:swapoff:op:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
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