01 Record

CVE-2008-4636

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 40.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2008-11-27 00:00Z17 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 10:24Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2008-10-21

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

4f564e90fc23eb38176353be6251b6149d35f0601968a6c01e7d2e2b283c6bc1

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

novelllinux_desktopNot specified—

novellopen_enterprise_serverNot specified—

opensuseopensuseNot specified—

suselinux_enterprise_serverNot specified—

susesuse_linux_enterprise_desktopNot specified—

susesuse_linux_enterprise_serverNot specified—

suseyast2-backupNot specified—

06 References

www.securityfocus.com32464http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
secunia.com32832http://secunia.com/advisories/32832third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
osvdb.org50284http://osvdb.org/50284vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comyast2backup-backup-command-execution(46879)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:054http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE