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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-6522 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:47.076Z

Reserved: 2009-03-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-6559

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-03-30T20:30:00.967

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-6559

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