CVE-2008-0310 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pkgadd in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 before p534589 allows local users to create or append to arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an unspecified environment variable, probably PKGINST.

Published: 2008-04-07

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0320	Directory traversal vulnerability in pkgadd in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 before p534589 allows local users to create or append to arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an unspecified environment variable, probably PKGINST.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534589/p534589.txt
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=676
http://secunia.com/advisories/29657
http://www.sco.com/support/update/download/release.php?rid=324
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019787
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41759
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5355

History

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Subscriptions

Sco Unixware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-07T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:39:34.978Z

Reserved: 2008-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0310

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-07T17:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:49:22.040

Link: CVE-2008-0310

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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