CVE-2008-4636

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-78

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.

Affected products

SUSE Yast2-Backup: from 2.14.2 through 2.16.6

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html
http://osvdb.org/50284
http://secunia.com/advisories/32832
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00003.html
http://osvdb.org/50284
http://secunia.com/advisories/32832
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32464
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46879

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