First published: Wed Jun 18 2008(Updated: )
It was discovered that Red Hat Certificate System use insecure default file permissions on configuration files (such as password.conf) that may contain authentication credentials or other sensitive information that should only be accessible to administrative and service users. This problem allows any local user to read Red Hat Certificate System configuration files.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Red Hat Certificate System | =7.2 |
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CVE-2008-2367 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to insecure default file permissions that may expose sensitive information.
To fix CVE-2008-2367, modify the file permissions of configuration files, such as password.conf, to restrict access to only administrative and service users.
CVE-2008-2367 affects Red Hat Certificate System version 7.2.
CVE-2008-2367 may expose authentication credentials and other sensitive information due to insecure file permissions.
There are no public exploits specifically for CVE-2008-2367, but the vulnerability itself poses a significant security risk.