CVE-2008-2378 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in hfkernel in hf 0.7.3 and 0.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse killall program in a directory in the PATH, related to improper handling of the -k option.

Published: 2008-11-26

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hf:hf:0.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hf:hf:0.8:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1668-1	New hf packages fix execution of arbitrary code
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2373	Untrusted search path vulnerability in hfkernel in hf 0.7.3 and 0.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse killall program in a directory in the PATH, related to improper handling of the -k option.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00053.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504182
http://osvdb.org/50231
http://secunia.com/advisories/32831
http://secunia.com/advisories/32855
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1668
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32421
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46806

History

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Subscriptions

Hf Hf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-26T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:02.525Z

Reserved: 2008-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2378

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-26T23:30:00.437

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2378

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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