MEDIUM
brltty: insecure relative RPATH
Published Apr 5, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.53%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in libbrlttybba.so in brltty 3.7.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to an incorrect RPATH setting.
Affected products
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.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.53% 0.00535
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00535
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 43.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 40.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 35.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 19.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 16.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39231 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0181.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0755 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3279 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457942 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3279
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11399 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3279
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39231 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0181.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0755 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3279 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457942 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3279 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11399 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3279 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 5, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 24, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3279
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a