Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1951
Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el5_2.1 in RHEL 5, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in a certain subdirectory of /var/tmp, related to an incorrect RPATH setting, as demonstrated by a malicious libc.so library for tog-pegasus.
Threat overview for CVE-2008-1951
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
53
IPs affected by CVE-2008-1951 16,886
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1951
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1951
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-1951
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-1951
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29913
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9635
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43315
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0497.html
Not Applicable
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447705
Issue Tracking
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020354
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
Products affected by CVE-2008-1951
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*