CVE-2008-4636
Yast2-Backup Command Injection Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 27, 2008, 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:52 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4636
vulnerability.
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products
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-4636.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://osvdb.org/50284 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32832 | Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464 | Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://osvdb.org/50284 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32832 | Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464 | Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2008-4636 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html Added Reference http://osvdb.org/50284 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32832 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 08, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html Patch http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/50284 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/50284 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32832 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32832 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CWE NIST CWE-78 Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:9:*:server:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:9.3:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10:*:server:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:yast2-backup:2.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:yast2-backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.16.6 AND OR cpe:2.3:o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:yast2-backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.14.2 up to (including) 2.16.6 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46879 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4636 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4636
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.17 }} 0.13%
score
0.54635
percentile