CVE-2008-2359 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network versions prior to 1.5.10-1 on Fedora 8. This flaw allows local users on the workstation console to gain root privileges and modify network settings due to a missing USER=root directive. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring local access but having a complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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