CVE-2008-4636

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductSuse Yast2-backup
PublishedNov 27, 2008
First seenNov 27, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
suse yast2-backup2.14.2 ≤ v ≤ 2.16.6—

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