CVE-2008-3278

frysk: insecure relative RPATH

Published Nov 7, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
frysk packages through 2008-08-05 as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are built with an insecure RPATH set in the ELF header of multiple binaries in /usr/bin/f* (e.g. fcore, fcatch, fstack, fstep, ...) shipped in the package. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by running arbitrary code as another user.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3266 frysk packages through 2008-08-05 as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are built with an insecure RPATH set in the ELF header of multiple binaries in /usr/bin/f* (e.g. fcore, fcatch, fstack, fstep, ...) shipped in the package. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by running arbitrary code as another user.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 AM
Reserved
Jul 24, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 7, 2019, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 12, 2008, 12:00 AM