Vulnerability Details : 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2359
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-2008-2359
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-2359
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-2359
Products affected by CVE-2008-2359
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*