Vulnerability CVE-2008-2359
Published: 2008-06-02   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-16

 (Configuration)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Redhat -> Fedora 8 
Fedora 8 -> Consolehelper 

 References:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00974.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42867
http://secunia.com/advisories/30399
Copyright 2024, cxsecurity.com

 

Back to Top