Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-6559
CVE-2008-6559
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.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625nvdExploitPatch
- ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30921nvdVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/51234nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357nvd
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