CVE-2008-3277 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a Trojan Horse in a specific directory due to an insecure RPATH setting in the ibmssh executable.
- 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-2008-3277?
CVE-2008-3277 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2014. 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 a certain Red Hat build script for the ibmssh executable in ibutils packages before ibutils-1.5.7-2.el6 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in refix/lib/, related to an incorrect RPATH setting in the ELF header.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3277?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
ibutils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.2-11.2.el5 |
ibutils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.2-11.2.el5 |
ibutils-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.2-11.2.el5 |
ibutils-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.2-11.2.el5 |
ibutils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.2-11.2.el5 |
ibutils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.2-11.2.el5 |
ibutils-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.2-11.2.el5 |
ibutils-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.2-11.2.el5 |
Products include Openfabrics Ibutils.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3277?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-3277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jc8q-w279-7g62, RHSA-2012:0311.