CVE-2008-1877 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

tss 0.8.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -a parameter, which is processed while tss is running with privileges.

Published: 2008-04-17

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:debian:tss:0.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:debian:tss:0.8.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:debian:tss:0.8.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1877	tss 0.8.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -a parameter, which is processed while tss is running with privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00301.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475747
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41929

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Tss

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-17T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:40:59.432Z

Reserved: 2008-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1877

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-17T19:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:52:40.510

Link: CVE-2008-1877

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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