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    CVE-2008-2359

    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.

    Published:Jun 2, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 2, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00149
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedora 8
    Product
    Consolehelper
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Fedora 8

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High