CVE-2008-2367 — System: insecure config file permissions

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LOW

System: insecure config file permissions

Published Jan 20, 2009

2.1

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.24%

Description

Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 uses world-readable permissions for password.conf and unspecified other configuration files, which allows local users to discover passwords by reading these files.

Affected products

Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4

pkisetup-0:7.2.0-7

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4

rhpki-ca-0:7.2.0-6

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4

rhpki-common-0:7.2.0-16

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4

rhpki-kra-0:7.2.0-5

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4

rhpki-ocsp-0:7.2.0-5

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4

rhpki-tks-0:7.2.0-5

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4

rhpki-tps-0:7.2.0-8

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

pkisetup-0:7.3.0-14.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

rhpki-ca-0:7.3.0-17.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

rhpki-common-0:7.3.0-40.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

rhpki-kra-0:7.3.0-13.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

rhpki-ocsp-0:7.3.0-11.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

rhpki-ra-0:7.3.0-67.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

rhpki-tks-0:7.3.0-12.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

rhpki-tps-0:7.3.0-23.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3

rhpki-util-0:7.3.0-20.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2009:0007

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4	pkisetup-0:7.2.0-7	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4	rhpki-ca-0:7.2.0-6	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4	rhpki-common-0:7.2.0-16	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4	rhpki-kra-0:7.2.0-5	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4	rhpki-ocsp-0:7.2.0-5	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4	rhpki-tks-0:7.2.0-5	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for RHEL 4	rhpki-tps-0:7.2.0-8	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0006
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	pkisetup-0:7.3.0-14.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	rhpki-ca-0:7.3.0-17.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	rhpki-common-0:7.3.0-40.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	rhpki-kra-0:7.3.0-13.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	rhpki-ocsp-0:7.3.0-11.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	rhpki-ra-0:7.3.0-67.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	rhpki-tks-0:7.3.0-12.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	rhpki-tps-0:7.3.0-23.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3	rhpki-util-0:7.3.0-20.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:0007

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.24% 0.00243

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00243

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 1, 2026	0.24% (0.00243)	13.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.24% (0.00243)	15.16th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.03% (0.00034)	6.38th	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	1.10% (0.01104)	54.09th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 13, 2023	1.10% (0.01104)	53.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2023	1.28% (0.01282)	67.60th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.10% (0.01104)	52.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.10% (0.01104)	50.41th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.10% (0.01104)	28.85th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (11)

http://secunia.com/advisories/33540
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021608
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33288
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0145
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2367
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451998
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48021
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2367
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0006.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0007.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2367

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33540		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021608		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33288		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0145		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2367		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451998		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48021		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2367
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0006.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0007.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2367

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Jan 20, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved May 21, 2008

Link CVE-2008-2367

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-2367

Red Hat

Severity Moderate

Public date Jan 15, 2009

Links CVE-2008-2367 - Bugzilla