CVE-2008-6755

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Published Apr 27, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

ZoneMinder 1.23.3 on Fedora 10 sets the ownership of /etc/zm.conf to the apache user account, and sets the permissions to 0600, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify this file by accessing it through a (1) PHP or (2) CGI script.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:zoneminder:zoneminder:1.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6715	ZoneMinder 1.23.3 on Fedora 10 sets the ownership of /etc/zm.conf to the apache user account, and sets the permissions to 0600, which makes it easier for remote attackers to modify this file by accessing it through a (1) PHP or (2) CGI script.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.205% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476529
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50324
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00204.html

History

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Subscriptions

Redhat Fedora

Zoneminder Zoneminder

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:42 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 27, 2009, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:42 AM
Reserved: Apr 27, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 27, 2009, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

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