What is CVE-2008-3496?

CVE-2008-3496 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10. CVE-2008-3496 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3496?

CVE-2008-3496 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-3496?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-3496. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-3496 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3496 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2008-3496

High

Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-08-06

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

10.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-120

CVE-2008-3496 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-3496 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30514

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-3496

Severity High

CVSS score 10.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-08-06

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3496?

CVE-2008-3496 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10 . CVE-2008-3496 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3496?

CVE-2008-3496 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-3496?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-3496. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-3496 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-3496 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.