RCE in Novell Linux Desktop
CVE-2008-4636
yast2-backup 2.14.2 through 2.16.6 on SUSE Linux and Novell Linux allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the backup process.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell Linux Desktop — versions 9
- Novell Open Enterprise Server
- openSUSE — versions 10.2, 10.3, 11.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 8, 9
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 10
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 10
- SUSE Yast2-Backup
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/32832 (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/50284 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)