7.1: insecure default permissions on jars directory
Published Mar 12, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP4 uses insecure permissions for certain directories, which allows local users to modify JAR files and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 7.1
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Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 3
redhat-ds-0:7.1SP4-7.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0173
Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 4
redhat-ds-0:7.1SP4-7.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0173
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 3 | redhat-ds-0:7.1SP4-7.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0173 |
| Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 4 | redhat-ds-0:7.1SP4-7.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0173 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 28.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 28.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29350 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0173.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28204 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019577 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0890 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436116 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41152 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0890
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0890
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29350 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0173.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28204 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019577 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0890 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436116 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41152 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0890 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0890 |
Change history (0)
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