Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-1946 | First vendor Publication | 2008-07-28 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
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) | |||
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| 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
| The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1946 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10029 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10029 | ||
| Title: | The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module. | ||
| Description: | The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1946 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for coreutils RHSA-2008:0780-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0780-01_coreutils.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 48812 | GNU coreutils /etc/pam.d/su Account Name Handling Local Privilege Escalation |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20080724_coreutils_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-07-25 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0780.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 23:13:50 |
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| 2024-11-28 12:15:29 |
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| 2021-05-04 12:07:27 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:07:50 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:21:37 |
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| 2017-09-29 09:23:31 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:03 |
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| 2016-04-26 17:20:39 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:44:47 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:15:52 |
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