CVE-2008-1628

Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in Linux Audit before 1.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command argument. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-04-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1628 is rated Low Risk (37.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1628

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.45% 1.05% +0.60%
2 2025-03-30 0.32% 0.45% +0.13%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1628

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 2.7 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1628

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1628

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-1628 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (audit), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1628
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1628: 1 GLSA(s) (200807-14), 1 atom(s) (sys-process/audit); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1628
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1628
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1628 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (audit), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): DNE 3, released 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1628

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-1628

Comment: Additional information can be found at: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28524/info http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1052

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2008-1628

  • Red Hat (2008-04-04T00:00:00)

    This issue did not affect the audit packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Red Hat is not treating this issue as a security vulnerability for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as no application used the affected interface, and the only result is a controlled application termination as the overflow is detected by the FORTIFY_SOURCE protection mechanism. We plan to address this as non-security bug fix in updated audit packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2. For further details, please see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-1628

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1628

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux audit <= 1.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:linux:audit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1628

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