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CVE-2009-4607

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-01-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The command line interface in Overland Storage Snap Server 410 with GuardianOS 5.1.041 runs the "less" utility with a higher-privileged uid than the CLI user and without sufficient restriction on shell escapes, which allows local users to gain privileges using the "!" character within less to access a privileged shell.

Affected products

• Overlandstorage Guardianos: 5.1.041
• Overlandstorage Snap Server 410: all versions

References

• http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln36739.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507318/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36739
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53881
• http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln36739.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507318/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36739
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53881

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