CVE-2008-6558 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in (1) hvdisp and (2) rcvm in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the RELIANT_PATH environment variable to point to a malicious bin/hvenv program.

Published: 2009-03-30

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:unixware:reliantha:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6521	Untrusted search path vulnerability in (1) hvdisp and (2) rcvm in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the RELIANT_PATH environment variable to point to a malicious bin/hvenv program.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00307.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt
http://osvdb.org/46706
http://osvdb.org/46707
http://secunia.com/advisories/30921
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28624
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5356

History

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Subscriptions

Sco Unixware

Unixware Reliantha

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-30T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:47.061Z

Reserved: 2009-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6558

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-03-30T20:30:00.937

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

Link: CVE-2008-6558

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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