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CVE-2008-2366
Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for OpenOffice.org (OOo) 1.1.x on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3…
Medium4.4EPSS 0.32%
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- redhat
Description
Untrusted 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450532 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 30633 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29695 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11361 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- redhat-ooo-buildscript-code-execution(43322) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0538 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1020278 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
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