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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 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.

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Affected products

3
  • SCO Group/Reliantha
    cpe:2.3:a:sco:reliantha:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • SCO Group/Unixware2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 7.1.4

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