CVE-2008-5702

Exp

Buffer underflow in the ibwdt_ioctl function in drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 might allow local users to have an unknown impact via a certain /dev/watchdog WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT IOCTL call.

Published: 2008-12-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5702 is rated Exploit Available (57.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5702

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5702

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 0.06% 0.49% +0.43%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5702

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5702

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5702

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5702
ubuntu low CVE-2008-5702 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (linux, linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.22), 15 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): DNE 8, released 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5702

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5702

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel <= 2.6.28 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.2.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.20 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.14 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.20 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.22 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22_rc1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.22_rc7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22_rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.23_rc1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24_rc1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24_rc4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24_rc5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5702

URL Tags
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11399 Exploit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c2500f17d65092d93345f3996cf82ebca17e9ff
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/5/173
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/10/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/20
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/9
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47667
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11344
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
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