CVE-2008-0889 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2008-0889?

CVE-2008-0889 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Red Hat Directory Server 8.0, when running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, uses insecure permissions for the redhat-idm-console script, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the script.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0889?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0889?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2008-0889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2008-2928 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2008-0892 Command injection in n/a Critical 9.0
• CVE-2008-1677 Memory corruption in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2008-0893 Missing authorization in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2008-0890 Privilege escalation in n/a Medium 4.6

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-33j4-pwcw-qh87, RHSA-2008:0191.