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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2355 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:02.298Z

Reserved: 2008-05-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-2359

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-06-02T21:30:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-2359

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