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CVE-2008-6560

7.8 · HIGH

Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory corruption…

Published Mar 31, 2009redhatCWE-119EPSS 2.31%

Overview

CVE-2008-6560 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting redhat cman. It was published on March 31, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory corruption) via a cluster.conf file with many lines. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries in realistic uses of the product.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update cman to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
redhatcman0Affected

References

Refgit.fedorahosted.org/git/cluster.git?p=cluster.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=67fee9128e54c6c3fc3eae306b5b501f3029c3beRefwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00163.htmlRefwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00164.htmlRefwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00165.htmlRefwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468966Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49832Refgit.fedorahosted.org/git/cluster.git?p=cluster.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=67fee9128e54c6c3fc3eae306b5b501f3029c3beRefwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00163.htmlRefwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00164.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-6560?

CVE-2008-6560 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting redhat cman. It was published on March 31, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2008-6560?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-6560?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update cman to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-6560?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-6560 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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