4.4

CVE-2008-1946: gnu coreutils

CVSS: 4.4v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2008:0780DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1946
Published 28-07-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1946 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in gnu coreutils. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-07-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.31% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat2 products
  • coreutils< 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4
  • coreutils-debuginfo< 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4
Debian1 product
  • coreutils< 5.93-1
Gnu1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

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