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TI-2008-02263 Aliases CVE-2008-2359GHSA-7cr9-4h7r-hh9g

The default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network before 1.5.10-1 on…

Priority LOW 31CWE-16Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00304 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 31

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.6VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.7VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5VulnerableFedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
Show 21 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.9VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.10VulnerableFedora 8
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.10VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.10 Vulnerable ·Fedora 8
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5. Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2359
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cr9-4h7r-hh9g

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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