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CVE-2008-3278

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3278 describes an insecure RPATH vulnerability in frysk packages, specifically affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as another user due to improperly set RPATHs in multiple frysk binaries. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk with low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2008-08-05CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:frysk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3278Low

frysk: insecure relative RPATH

Jun 12, 2008

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2008-3278
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2008-3278
Third Party Advisory