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CVE-2008-4636

yast2-backup 2.14.2 through 2.16.6 on SUSE Linux and Novell Linux allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the backup process.

Published

2008-11-27T00:30:00.280

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-78
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System novell linux_desktop 9 No
Operating System novell open_enterprise_server - No
Operating System opensuse opensuse 10.2 No
Operating System opensuse opensuse 10.3 No
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.0 No
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 8 No
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 9 No
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 10 No
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 10 No
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 10 No
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 10 No
Operating System suse yast2-backup ≤ 2.16.6 Yes
References