CVE-2008-2359 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain root privileges and modify network settings due to a missing directive in the default consolehelper configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2359?
CVE-2008-2359 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jun 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2359?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedora 8 Consolehelper, Redhat Fedora 8.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-2359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cr9-4h7r-hh9g.