CVE-2008-2359
N/A
Published: June 2, 2008 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedora 8Consolehelper
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30399VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42867Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00974.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-16
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