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medium 4.4

CVE-2008-3277 json

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for the ibmssh executable in ibutils packages before ibutils-1.5.7-2.…

published 2014-04-15 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3265

cvss
4.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for the ibmssh executable in ibutils packages before ibutils-1.5.7-2.el6 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan Horse program in refix/lib/, related to an incorrect RPATH setting in the ELF header.

Patch / fix

  • ibutils RHEL 5 1.2-11.2.el5
  • ibutils-libs RHEL 5 1.2-11.2.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0311

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-3277 updated cvss 3.5

ibutils: insecure relative RPATH

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ibutils
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ibutils 1.2-11.2.el5, ibutils-libs 1.2-11.2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ibutils 1.2-11.2.el5, ibutils-libs 1.2-11.2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0311

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Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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