HIGH
Merge mcd in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a crafted -d argument that contains .
Published Mar 30, 2009
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.80%
Description
Merge mcd in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a crafted -d argument that contains .. (dot dot) sequences that point to a directory containing a file whose name includes shell metacharacters.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.80% 0.00802
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00802
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.80% (0.00802) | 55.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.80% (0.00802) | 51.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 34.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30921 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/51234 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30921 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/51234 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 30, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 30, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6559
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a