CVE-2008-3279
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
Untrusted search path vulnerability in libbrlttybba.so in brltty 3.7.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to an incorrect RPATH setting.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (45th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3267)
- Published
- April 5, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3267 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mielke / brltty
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39231(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0181.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0755(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457942
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11399
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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