What is CVE-2008-5395?

CVE-2008-5395 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2008-5395 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5395?

CVE-2008-5395 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-5395?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2008-5395 patch availability.

Is CVE-2008-5395 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5395 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-2008-5395

Medium

The parisc_show_stack function in arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc7 on PA-RISC allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors associated with an attempt to unwind a stack that contains userspace addresses.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-12-09

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2008-5395 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

12 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32933

Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7a3f5134a8f5bd7fa38b5645eef05e8a4eb62951
Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc7
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-parisc&m=121736357203624&w=2
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-5395

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-12-09

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5395?

CVE-2008-5395 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2008-5395 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5395?

CVE-2008-5395 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-5395?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2008-5395 patch availability.
Is CVE-2008-5395 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2008-5395 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.