Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2544
Mounting /proc filesystem via chroot command silently mounts it in read-write mode. The user could bypass the chroot environment and gain write access to files, he would never have otherwise.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2544
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 11 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2544
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-2544
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The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-2544
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213135
213135 – CVE-2008-2544 mounting proc readonly on a different mount point silently mounts it rw if the /proc mount is rwExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2008-2544
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*