CVE-2008-0889

lowpriority · track · 8EPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.40% (35th) EPSS
CVSS 2.1 · low
Is it mine?
17 products
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Who says so?
3 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Red Hat Directory Server 8.0, when running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, uses insecure permissions for the redhat-idm-console script, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the script.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedredhat-idm-console-0:1.0.0-17.el5idm.i386 as a component of Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server)redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0191
  • Fixedredhat-idm-console-0:1.0.0-17.el5idm.src as a component of Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server)redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0191
  • Fixedredhat-idm-console-0:1.0.0-17.el5idm.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server)redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0191
  • Fixedredhat-idm-console-debuginfo-0:1.0.0-17.el5idm.i386 as a component of Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server)redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0191
  • Fixedredhat-idm-console-debuginfo-0:1.0.0-17.el5idm.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server)redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0191
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 1.8–7.2

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9
v2.01.8lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-264USprimaryCWE-732US
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affected products (17)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2008:0191Red Hat Security Advisory: redhat-idm-console security update2008-03-19csaf · redhat_csafUS

    Updated redhat-idm-console packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Directory Server 8.0. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvdnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2008-03-20modified 2026-06-16
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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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