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CVE-2008-3424

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-07-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Condor before 7.0.4 does not properly handle wildcards in the ALLOW_WRITE, DENY_WRITE, HOSTALLOW_WRITE, or HOSTDENY_WRITE configuration variables in authorization policy lists, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Affected products

• Condor Project Condor: before 7.0.4 — fixed in 7.0.4
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Condor Project Condor 7.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/31284
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31423
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31459
• http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.0/8_3Stable_Release.html#sec:New-7-0-4
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0814.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0816.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30440
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020646
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44063
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00252.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31284
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31423

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