CVE-2008-0889

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0889
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-20 00:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionRed Hat Directory Server 8.0, when running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, uses insecure permissions for the redhat-idm-console script, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the script.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Directory Server 8.0 el4 All All
Application Redhat Directory Server 8.0 el5 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Directory Server Unsafe IDM Console Script Access Controls Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat 'redhat-idm-console' Insecure Startup Script Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch
Red Hat Directory Server Insecure File Permissions - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2008-0889 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
436107 – (CVE-2008-0889) CVE-2008-0889 directory server: insecure permissions on fedora/redhat-idm-console MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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