CVE-2008-3424

Description

Condor before 7.0.4 does not properly handle wildcards in the ALLOW_WRITE, DENY_WRITE, HOSTALLOW_WRITE, or HOSTDENY_WRITE configuration variables in authorization policy lists, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31423 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0816.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31459 third party advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00252.html mailing list vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44063 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020646 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.0/8_3Stable_Release.html#sec:New-7-0-4 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30440 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31284 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0814.html vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3424?
CVE-2008-3424 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3424?
To fix CVE-2008-3424, 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-2008-3424 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3424 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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