CVE-2008-2378 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious killall program in the PATH, exploiting improper handling of the -k option in hfkernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-2378?
CVE-2008-2378 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in hfkernel in hf 0.7.3 and 0.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse killall program in a directory in the PATH, related to improper handling of the -k option.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2378?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hf Hf.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2378?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2008-2378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-1668-1, GHSA-m54c-9qcv-gm87.