CVE-2008-2359
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-2359 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-06-02 21:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedora 8 | Consolehelper | 1.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5. | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora 8 | 1.5.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: system-config-network-1.5.10-1.fc8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Bug 448557 – CVE-2008-2359 system-config-network: network configuration change by the unprivileged user | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Fedora update for system-config-network - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.