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CVE-2008-2359

The default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network before 1.5.10-1 on Fedora 8 lacks the USER=root directive, which allows local users of the workstation console to gain privileges and change the network configuration.

Published

2008-06-02T21:30:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-16
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.4.4 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.4.5 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.4.6 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.4.7 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.0 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.1 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.2 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.3 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.4 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.5 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.6 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.7 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.8 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.9 Yes
Operating System fedora_8 consolehelper 1.5.10 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.4.4 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.4.5 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.4.6 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.4.7 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5. Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.1 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.3 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.4 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.5 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.6 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.7 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.8 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.9 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_8 1.5.10 Yes
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