CVE-2008-6559

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

Description

Merge mcd in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a crafted -d argument that contains .. (dot dot) sequences that point to a directory containing a file whose name includes shell metacharacters.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:sco:reliantha:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6522	Merge mcd in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a crafted -d argument that contains .. (dot dot) sequences that point to a directory containing a file whose name includes shell metacharacters.

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% (0.802% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/30921
http://www.osvdb.org/51234
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sco Reliantha Unixware

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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