CVE-2008-6559 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges in SCO UnixWare by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in the mcd utility.
- 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-2008-6559?
CVE-2008-6559 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sco Unixware, published on 30 Mar 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6559?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sco Reliantha, Sco Unixware.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6559?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6559 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6559 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj42-9q29-3g2m.