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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0310 · published 7 April 2008

CVE-2008-0310: Sco unixware path traversal vulnerability

SSco · Unixware

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.

6.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.0% · top 38.3% CWE-22 · Path traversal
6.9CVSS 2.0 base score
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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 Vendor Advisory
http://www.sco.com/support/update/download/release.php?rid=324 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019787
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41759
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5355
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 Vendor Advisory
http://www.sco.com/support/update/download/release.php?rid=324 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019787
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41759
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5355

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0310), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.