CVE-2008-0310: sco unixware Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0310 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Path Traversal vulnerability in sco unixware. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 07-04-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pkgadd in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 before p534589 allows local users to create or append to arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an unspecified environment variable, probably PKGINST.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.