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CVE-2008-6559

Published: Mar 30, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

relianthasco
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
unixwaresco
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
n/an/a
scocommercialUSOperating Systemsaka the sco group, sco group

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt
ftp.sco.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30921
secunia.com
http://www.osvdb.org/51234
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
Mar 30, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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