CVE-2008-0244 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SAP MaxDB 7.6.03 build 007 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via "&&" and other shell metacharacters in exec_sdbinfo and other unspecified commands, which are executed when MaxDB invokes cons.exe.

Published: 2008-01-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 89.8% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sap:maxdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.89824.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sapone-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/28409
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3536
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486039/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27206
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019171
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0104
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39573
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4877

History

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Subscriptions

Sap Maxdb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-12T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:39:34.987Z

Reserved: 2008-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0244

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-12T02:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0244

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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