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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-3531

CVE-2008-3531

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."

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Affected products

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  • FreeBSD/FreeBSD2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • FreeBSD/kernelllm-fuzzy
    Range: 7.0, 7.1

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