CVE-2008-5744 (GCVE-0-2008-5744)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-26 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:04
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Summary
Array index error in the dahdi/tor2.c driver in Zaptel (aka DAHDI) 1.4.11 and earlier allows local users in the dialout group to overwrite an integer value in kernel memory by writing to /dev/zap/ctl, related to an incorrect tor2 patch for CVE-2008-5396 that uses the wrong variable in a range check against the value of lc->sync.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2008-12-19 00:00
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