Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1845
The Korn shell (aka mksh) before R33d on MirOS (aka MirBSD) does not flush the tty's I/O when invoking mksh in a new terminal, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a virtual terminal and entering command sequences, which might later be executed in opportunistic circumstances by a different user who launches mksh and specifies that terminal with the -T option.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1845
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1845
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2008-1845
Products affected by CVE-2008-1845
- cpe:2.3:o:mirbsd:miros:*:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mirbsd:miros:33:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mirbsd:miros:33:b:*:*:*:*:*:*