CVE-2008-4636
yast2-backup 2.14.2 through 2.16.6 on SUSE Linux and Novell Linux allows local users to gain...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4636- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4616 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4616- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7cgf-hgcw-hxxj No score
yast2-backup 2.14.2 through 2.16.6 on SUSE Linux and Novell Linux allows local users to gain...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7cgf-hgcw-hxxj- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4636 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Suse Yast2-backup, published November 27, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.