CVE - CVE-2008-2378

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2378	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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 the -k option.
References
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BID:32421 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32421 CONFIRM:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504182 DEBIAN:DSA-1668 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1668 OSVDB:50231 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/50231~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:32831 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32831 SECUNIA:32855 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32855 XF:hf-hfkernel-privilege-escalation(46806) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46806
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080521	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080521)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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