CVE-2008-2378
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
Untrusted search path vulnerability in hfkernel in hf 0.7.3 and 0.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse killall program in a directory in the PATH, related to improper handling of the -k option.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (28th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2373)
- Published
- November 26, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2373 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- hf / hf
- hf / hf
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504182
- http://osvdb.org/50231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32831(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32855(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1668(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32421(Patch)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46806
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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