CVE-2008-4636 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via shell metacharacters in filenames during the yast2-backup process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4636?
CVE-2008-4636 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4636?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Suse Yast2-Backup.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4636?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4636 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2008-4636 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4636 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cgf-hgcw-hxxj.