Vulnerability CVE-2008-6559
Published: 2009-03-30   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
SCO UnixWare Merge mcd Local Root Exploit
gaaz
01.04.2009

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
SCO -> Reliantha 
SCO -> Unixware 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625
http://www.osvdb.org/51234
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5357
http://secunia.com/advisories/30921
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt
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