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Configuration

CVE-2008-2359

High
7.2/10

Summary

The default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network before 1.5.10-1 on Fedora 8 lacks the USER=root directive, which allows local users of the workstation console to gain privileges and change the network configuration.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-16 - Configuration

Weaknesses in this category are typically introduced during the configuration of the software.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published