Path Traversal in SCO Unixware

CVE-2008-1343

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) pkgadd and (2) pkgrm in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2008-03-17 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SCO Unixware — versions 7.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41200 (vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/29370 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/28236 (vdb-entry)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0871 (vdb-entry)