CVE-2008-3229

MEDIUM 6.9CVE-2008-3229 · Published 18/07/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-3229 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability affecting op (swapoff).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.43%, higher than 37.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
op swapoff	`= 1.1.10= 1.1.19= 1.20= 1.21= 1.22= 1.23= 1.24= 1.25= 1.26= 1.27= 1.28= 1.29= 1.30= 1.31= 1.32`	No fix yet

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in op before Changeset 563, when xauth support is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a long XAUTHORITY environment variable.

References

secunia.com/advisories/31103
swapoff.org/changeset/563 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/4
securityfocus.com/bid/30226
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43836

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