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Vulnerability details: VCID-2584-pd5b-9bf4
Vulnerability ID VCID-2584-pd5b-9bf4
Aliases CVE-2008-2729
Summary kernel: [x86_64] The string instruction version didn't zero the output on exception.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.4
Risk 2.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00061 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
cvssv2 4.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2729
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3022d734a54cbd2b65eea9a024564821101b4a9a%3Bhp=f0f4c3432e5e1087b3a8c0e6bd4113d3c37497ff
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0508.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-2729.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2729
http://secunia.com/advisories/30849
http://secunia.com/advisories/30850
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43558
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11571
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29943
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020364
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
451271 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451271
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-2729 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2729
RHSA-2008:0508 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0508
RHSA-2008:0519 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0519
RHSA-2008:0585 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0585
USN-625-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/625-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2729
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

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medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.1903
EPSS Score 0.00061
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T15:00:15.637041+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-2729.json 38.0.0