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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2008-06-02T14:00:00

Updated: 2017-08-07T12:57:01

Reserved: 2008-05-21T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2008-2359

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-02T21:30:00.000

Modified: 2017-08-08T01:30:58.967


Link: CVE-2008-2359

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