CVE-2008-1951

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30803 third party advisory permissions required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9635 signature vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43315 vdb entry
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0497.html vendor advisory not applicable
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020354 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29913 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447705 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1951?
CVE-2008-1951 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1951?
To fix CVE-2008-1951, 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-2008-1951 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1951 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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