sblim: libraries built with insecure RPATH
Published Jun 25, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el5_2.1 in RHEL 5, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in a certain subdirectory of /var/tmp, related to an incorrect RPATH setting, as demonstrated by a malicious libc.so library for tog-pegasus.
Affected products
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- 4
- 5
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
sblim-0:1-13a.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0497
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sblim-0:1-31.el5_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0497
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | sblim-0:1-13a.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0497 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sblim-0:1-31.el5_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0497 |
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 2, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 29.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00364) | 27.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.00th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30803 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29913 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020354 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1951 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447705 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43315 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1951
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9635 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0497.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot Applicable
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1951
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30803 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29913 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020354 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1951 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447705 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43315 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1951 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9635 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0497.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot Applicable | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1951 |
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