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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVE-2008-1132

Medium
4.7/10

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in src/mainwindow.c in Net Activity Viewer 0.2.1 allows local users with Net Activity Viewer privileges to execute arbitrary code via a malicious gksu program, which is invoked during the Restart As Root action.

  • MEDIUM
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls

CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published