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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 .. (dot dot) sequences that point to a directory containing a file whose name includes shell metacharacters.

Published

2009-03-30T20:30:00.967

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-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sco	reliantha	1.1.4	Yes
Operating System	sco	unixware	7.1.4	Yes

References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30921 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/51234 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357 ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30921 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/51234 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)