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CVE-2008-1951

4.6 · MEDIUM

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux…

Published Jun 25, 2008redhatCWE-264EPSS 0.38%

Overview

CVE-2008-1951 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting redhat enterprise_linux. It was published on June 25, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el5_2.1 in RHEL 5, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in a certain subdirectory of /var/tmp, related to an incorrect RPATH setting, as demonstrated by a malicious libc.so library for tog-pegasus.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update enterprise_linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/30803Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/29913Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1020354Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447705Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43315Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9635Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0497.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/30803Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/29913Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1020354

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1951?

CVE-2008-1951 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting redhat enterprise_linux. It was published on June 25, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-1951?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-1951?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update enterprise_linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-1951?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-1951 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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