CVE-2008-0310 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the pkgadd utility within SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 prior to patch p534589. This flaw allows local users to create or append to arbitrary files by injecting ".." sequences into an unspecified environment variable, likely PKGINST. With a CVSS score of 6.9 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100, this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity and local access. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking active exploitation or significant community discussion, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-5355) confirms the existence of a local privilege escalation exploit.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
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