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CVE-2008-0889 Details

Description

Red 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29482 CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0191.html CVEPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28327 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019677 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29482 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat enterprise linux
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat directory server
8.0 el4
8.0 el5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:el4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:el5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0889
NVD Published Date:
Mar 20, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-0889 Details - Not Deferred