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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-6559 · published 30 March 2009

CVE-2008-6559: Sco reliantha improper input validation vulnerability

SSco · Reliantha

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.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.80% · top 44.9% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.80%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-6559), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-04). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.