CVE-2008-6559

no score yetEPSS 0.8%

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.

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 56% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2009-03-30
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

sco:reliantha
sco:unixware

References

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

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