Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4210
fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.
Threat overview for CVE-2008-4210
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
52869
IPs affected by CVE-2008-4210 188,591
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4210
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4210
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-2008-4210
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4210
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45539
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/8
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9511
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=463661
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/5
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31368
Exploit
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:025 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
Support
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git;a=commit;h=7b82dc0e64e93f430182f36b46b79fcee87d3532
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6386
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1653-1 linux-2.6
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8420
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220
Products affected by CVE-2008-4210
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*