01 Record
CVE-2008-2378
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-11-26 23:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 36f4a6370be95a6a833d77dd4d53e04625dde33777a005f3976f1b9f1d7fbdf6
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhf-hfkernel-privilege-escalation(46806)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46806
- secunia.com32855http://secunia.com/advisories/32855
- osvdb.org50231http://osvdb.org/50231
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504182
- www.debian.orgDSA-1668http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1668
- www.securityfocus.com32421http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32421
- secunia.com32831http://secunia.com/advisories/32831