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CVE-2008-2359
The default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network before 1.5.10-1 on Fedora 8 lacks the USER=root directive, which…
High7.2EPSS 0.30%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- fedora-consolehelper-privilege-escalation(42867) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-4633 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 30399 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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