10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-2241
CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup Cologgerd Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in caloggerd in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to append arbitrary data to arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified input fields, which are used in log messages. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution in many installation environments by writing to a startup file or configuration file.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2008, 1:24 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2241 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup
2 Broadcom server_protection_suite
1 Ca brightstor_arcserve_backup
2 Ca business_protection_suite

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2241 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2241 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30300
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492266/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29283
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020043
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1573/references
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-027/
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42524
    Added Reference https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=176798
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ca:server_protection_suite:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:server_protection_suite:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492266/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492266/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42524 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42524 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2241 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

38.93 }} 8.70%

score

0.97263

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability