CVE-2008-2359 | BDVDB-2026-30883 Detail

Description#

The default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network before 1.5.10-1 on Fedora 8 lacks the USER=root directive, which allows local users of the workstation console to gain privileges and change the network configuration.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42867
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00974.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30399

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12008-06-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.