CVE-2008-4313

Description

A certain Red Hat patch for tog-pegasus in OpenGroup Pegasus 2.7.0 does not properly configure the PAM tty name, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and send requests to OpenPegasus WBEM services.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.56%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021283 vdb entry
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tog-pegasus-2.7.0-7.fc9
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459217
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9556 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32460 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1001.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46829 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/50277 vdb entry
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tog-pegasus-2.7.1-3.fc10 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32862 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4313?
CVE-2008-4313 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4313?
To fix CVE-2008-4313, 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-2008-4313 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4313 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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