PT-2008-3408 · Tss · Tss

Steve Kemp · Published 2008-04-17 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1877

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions tss version 0.8.1

Description The issue allows local users to read arbitrary files. This is achieved via the -a parameter, which is processed while tss is running with privileges.

Recommendations For version 0.8.1, avoid using the -a parameter until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the privileges under which tss runs to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1877

Affected Products

Tss

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1877 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41929 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475747 · Note