CVE-2008-2366

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2366
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-06-16 18:41:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-29 01:31:00 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for OpenOffice.org (OOo) 1.1.x on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and 4 allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in the current working directory, related to incorrect quoting of the ORIGIN symbol for use in the RPATH library path.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-16

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openoffice Openoffice 1.1 All All All
Application Openoffice Openoffice 1.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenOffice Insecure Library Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for openoffice.org - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
450532 – (CVE-2008-2366) CVE-2008-2366 openoffice.org: insecure relative RPATH in OOo 1.1.x packages CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - OpenOffice on Red Hat Insecure RPATH Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges SECTRACK securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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