CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.21 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Linux kernel 2.6.17, and other versions before 2.6.22, does not check when a user attempts to set RLIMIT_CPU to 0 until after the change is made, which allows local users to bypass intended resource limits.
The bug was discovered 05/01/2008. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ubuntu.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1294 since 03/12/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 372 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67730 (Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0612)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165635 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:017)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42145) and Tenable (67730). The entries 46880, 46706 and 45802 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 67730
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0612)
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OpenVAS ID: 60931
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1565-1 (linux-2.6)
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Timeline
04/26/2007 🔍03/12/2008 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: ubuntu.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1294 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42145
Vulnerability Center: 18355 - Linux Kernel RLIMIT_CPU Zero Limit Handling Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Bypass Restrictions, Low
SecurityFocus: 29004 - Linux Kernel RLIMIT_CPU Zero Limit Handling Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 30018
OSVDB: 44991 - CVE-2008-1294 - Linux - Security Bypass Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/10/2019 09:25
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (76), 08/10/2019 09:25 (8)
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