VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-6559
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 ..
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.80%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.80% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- sco/reliantha · sco/unixware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txtVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30921Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/51234
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625Exploit, Patch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txtVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30921Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/51234
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625Exploit, Patch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.