CVE-2008-2359

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-16

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 2, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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