Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-2544 (CCN-202704)

Assigned:2008-06-03
Published:2009-01-13
Updated:2021-06-07
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-668
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-2544

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla - Bug 213135
CVE-2008-2544 mounting proc readonly on a different mount point silently mounts it rw if the /proc mount is rw

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213135

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve20082544-sec-bypass(202704)

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel Web site
The Linux Kernel Archives

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2008-2544

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20082544000
    V
    		CVE-2008-2544 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2008-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20082544000
    V
    		CVE-2008-2544 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2008-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20082544000
    V
    		CVE-2008-2544 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2008-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:200825440000000
    V
    		CVE-2008-2544 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2008-12-31
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