CVE-2008-4636
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (41th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4616)
- Published
- November 27, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4616 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- novell / linux desktop
- novell / open enterprise server
- opensuse / opensuse
- opensuse / opensuse
- opensuse / opensuse
- suse / linux enterprise server
- suse / linux enterprise server
- suse / suse linux enterprise desktop
- suse / suse linux enterprise desktop
- suse / suse linux enterprise server
- suse / suse linux enterprise server
- suse / yast2-backup
References
- 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)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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