VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-2359
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-06-02
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.