CVE-2008-1951
Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el5_2.1 in RHEL 5, allows…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el5_2.1 in RHEL 5, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in a certain subdirectory of /var/tmp, related to an incorrect RPATH setting, as demonstrated by a malicious libc.so library for tog-pegasus.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30803Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29913Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447705Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43315
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9635
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0497.htmlNot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30803Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29913Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447705Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43315
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9635
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0497.htmlNot Applicable
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.