Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-0163 First vendor Publication 2008-02-12
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-08-08

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.4 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Linux kernel 2.6, when using vservers, allows local users to access resources of other vservers via a symlink attack in /proc.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0163

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-02-15 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1494-1 (linux-2.6)
File : nvt/deb_1494_1.nasl
2008-02-15 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1494-2 (linux-2.6)
File : nvt/deb_1494_2.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-042-01 kernel exploit fix
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_042_01.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
43220 Linux Kernel vservers /proc Symlink Arbitrary vserver Access

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2008-02-12 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2008-042-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-02-12 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1494.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27798
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/28875
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40486

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