Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
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| Name | CVE-2008-4554 | First vendor Publication | 2008-10-15 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2023-11-07 |
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 | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| The do_splice_from function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not reject file descriptors that have the O_APPEND flag set, which allows local users to bypass append mode and make arbitrary changes to other locations in the file. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4554 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11142 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11142 | ||
| Title: | The do_splice_from function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not reject file descriptors that have the O_APPEND flag set, which allows local users to bypass append mode and make arbitrary changes to other locations in the file. | ||
| Description: | The do_splice_from function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not reject file descriptors that have the O_APPEND flag set, which allows local users to bypass append mode and make arbitrary changes to other locations in the file. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4554 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-06-09 | Name : SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2009:030 (kernel) File : nvt/suse_sa_2009_030.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2008:224 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_224.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2008:224-1 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_224_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 vulnerabilities USN-679-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_679_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:1017-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_1017-01_kernel.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2008-8929 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_8929_kernel_fc9.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2008-8980 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_8980_kernel_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-01-26 | Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0009 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0009.nasl |
| 2009-01-20 | Name : SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2009:003 (kernel-debug) File : nvt/suse_sa_2009_003.nasl |
| 2008-12-23 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1687-1 (linux-2.6) File : nvt/deb_1687_1.nasl |
| 2008-12-10 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1681-1 (linux-2.6.24) File : nvt/deb_1681_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 50049 | Linux Kernel fs/splice.c do_splice_from Function O_APPEND File Descriptor Rej... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-1017.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20081216_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-06 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-1017.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_kernel-090114.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-06-09 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_kernel-6274.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-224.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-679-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-16 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1687.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-16 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-1017.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-05 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1681.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-10-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-8929.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-10-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-8980.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
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