CVE-2008-4636

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-4636
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-11-27T00:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-30T16:27:33
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:9:*:server:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:9.3:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10:*:server:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:yast2-backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.16.6
cpe:2.3:o:suse:yast2-backup:2.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32832 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html Patch
http://osvdb.org/50284
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4636
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4636
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:57:07 Added to TrackCVE