What is CVE-2008-4933?

CVE-2008-4933 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2008-4933 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4933?

CVE-2008-4933 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-4933?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2008-4933 patch availability.

Is CVE-2008-4933 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4933 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2008-4933

High

Buffer overflow in the hfsplus_find_cat function in fs/hfsplus/catalog.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or system crash) via an hfsplus filesystem image with an invalid catalog namelength field, related to the hfsplus_cat_build_key_uni function.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-11-05

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2008-4933 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

22 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32510

Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32093

Patch
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=efc7ffcb4237f8cb9938909041c4ed38f6e1bf40
Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-4933

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-11-05

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-4933?

CVE-2008-4933 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2008-4933 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4933?

CVE-2008-4933 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-4933?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2008-4933 patch availability.
Is CVE-2008-4933 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2008-4933 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.