Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-2378 | First vendor Publication | 2008-11-26 |
| 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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2378 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18272 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18272 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1668-1 hf - execution of arbitrary code | ||
| Description: | Steve Kemp discovered that hf, an amateur-radio protocol suite using a soundcard as a modem, insecurely tried to execute an external command which could lead to the elevation of privileges for local users. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1668-1 CVE-2008-2378 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | hf |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7429 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7429 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1668 hf -- programming error | ||
| Description: | Steve Kemp discovered that hf, an amateur-radio protocol suite using a soundcard as a modem, insecurely tried to execute an external command which could lead to the elevation of privileges for local users. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1668 CVE-2008-2378 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | hf |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-11-24 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1668-1 (hf) File : nvt/deb_1668_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 50231 | hf hfkernel killall Argument Handling Local Privilege Escalation |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-11-24 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1668.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2021-05-04 12:07:32 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:07:56 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:21:44 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:07 |
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| 2016-06-28 17:14:49 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:25:45 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:45:08 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:17:48 |
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