CVE-2008-3279 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in libbrlttybba.so in brltty 3.7.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to an incorrect RPATH setting.

Published: 2010-04-05

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mielke:brltty:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
brltty-0:3.7.2-4.el5	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5	RHSA-2010:0181	2010-03-29T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3267	Untrusted search path vulnerability in libbrlttybba.so in brltty 3.7.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to an incorrect RPATH setting.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00166.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/39231
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0181.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0755
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457942
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3279
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11399
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3279

History

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Mielke Brltty

Redhat Enterprise Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-04-05T15:15:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.976Z

Reserved: 2008-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3279

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-04-05T15:30:01.017

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2008-3279

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3279 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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