# CVE-2008-0310: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can create or modify arbitrary files via directory traversal in pkgadd, requiring a patch for SCO UnixWare.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Apr 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m929-4xg6-9c8m

## What is CVE-2008-0310?

CVE-2008-0310 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sco Unixware, published on 7 Apr 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pkgadd in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 before p534589 allows local users to create or append to arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an unspecified environment variable, probably PKGINST.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0310?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sco Unixware.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0310 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0310 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0310 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SCO UnixWare < 7.1.4 p534589 - 'pkgadd' Local Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Sco Unixware

- [CVE-2000-0348](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0348/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0836/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0003/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0026](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0026/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1552/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0310 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0310 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sco Unixware, published on 7 Apr 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0310 exists.

Affected product: Sco Unixware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0310/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0310/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0310
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0310
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0310

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