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medium 6.9

CVE-2008-3279 json

Untrusted search path vulnerability in libbrlttybba.so in brltty 3.7.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related…

published 2010-04-05 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3267

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • brltty RHEL 5 3.7.2-4.el5
  • brlapi RHEL 5 0.4.1-4.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0181

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-2008-3279 updated cvss 3.7

brltty: insecure relative RPATH

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) brlapi 0.4.1-4.el5, brltty 3.7.2-4.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) brlapi 0.4.1-4.el5, brltty 3.7.2-4.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) brlapi 0.4.1-4.el5, brltty 3.7.2-4.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0181

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Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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