CVE-2008-6558

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Published Mar 30, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in (1) hvdisp and (2) rcvm in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the RELIANT_PATH environment variable to point to a malicious bin/hvenv program.

Affected Products

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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:unixware:reliantha:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6521	Untrusted search path vulnerability in (1) hvdisp and (2) rcvm in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the RELIANT_PATH environment variable to point to a malicious bin/hvenv program.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.874% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt
http://osvdb.org/46706
http://osvdb.org/46707
http://secunia.com/advisories/30921
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28624
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5356

History

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Subscriptions

Sco Unixware

Unixware Reliantha

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 30, 2009, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:34 AM
Reserved: Mar 30, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 30, 2009, 8:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

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