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TI-2008-02271 Aliases CVE-2008-2367GHSA-w7wp-vjg7-vw6c

Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 uses world-readable permissions for password.conf and…

Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 uses world-readable permissions for password.conf and unspecified other configuration files, which allows local users to discover passwords by reading these files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00243 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:certificate_system:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:certificate_system:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:0007 Released 2009-01-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rhpki security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS pkisetup-7.3.0-14.el4, rhpki-ca-7.3.0-17.el4, rhpki-common-7.3.0-40.el4 +7
    • Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES pkisetup-7.3.0-14.el4, rhpki-ca-7.3.0-17.el4, rhpki-common-7.3.0-40.el4 +7
  • RHSA-2009:0006 Released 2009-01-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rhpki security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for 4AS pkisetup-7.2.0-7, rhpki-ca-7.2.0-6, rhpki-common-7.2.0-16 +5
    • Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for 4ES pkisetup-7.2.0-7, rhpki-ca-7.2.0-6, rhpki-common-7.2.0-16 +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for 4ASFixed RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for 4ESFixed RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ASFixed RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ESFixed RHSA-2009:0007

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2367
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7wp-vjg7-vw6c

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2021-03479 Incorrect authorization in pki-core CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2013-01663 Format string vulnerability in the token processing system (pki-tps) in Red Hat… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-00565 agent/request/op.cgi in the Registration Authority (RA) component in Red Hat Certificate… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2017-05152 Improper input validation in Red Hat Certificate System CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2010-03674 Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) 7.3 and 8 and Dogtag Certificate System do not require… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2008-04835 The verifyProof function in the Token Processing System (TPS) component in Red Hat… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
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Sources

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