CVE-2008-4636

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4636
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-27 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionyast2-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-78 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Novell Linux Desktop 9 All All All
Operating System Novell Open Enterprise Server - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 10.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 10.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 8 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Yast2-backup All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: yast2-backup (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
SuSE YaST2 Backup File Name Local Arbitrary Shell Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SUSE update for yast2-backup - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/50284 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
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