CVE-2008-0884

Description

The Replace function in the capp-lspp-config script in the (1) lspp-eal4-config-ibm and (2) capp-lspp-eal4-config-hp packages before 0.65-2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 uses lstat instead of stat to determine the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file permissions, leading to a change to world-writable permissions for the /etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac file, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying this file.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0193.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019740 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28557 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29642 third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435442 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41584 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0884?
CVE-2008-0884 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0884?
To fix CVE-2008-0884, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0884 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-0884 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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