Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to (1) execute code in parallel or (2) exploit a race condition to obtain "re-ordered access to the descriptor table."
Published 2008-05-08 00:20:00
Updated 2018-10-30 16:26:20
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Vulnerability category: Execute code

Threat overview for CVE-2008-1669

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-1669
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2008-1669 49,062
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1669

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1669

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.9
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.4
10.0
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-1669

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