CVE-2008-4636

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 27, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4636: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix