CVE-2008-6559

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 30, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-6559: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix