9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-2511
CA Internet Security Suite 2008 UmxEventCliLib Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2008, 9:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2511 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 Ca internet_security_suite_plus_2008

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2511 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2511 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://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30420
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5682 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682 [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/42712 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 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-2008-2511 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.

17.56 }} 7.32%

score

0.96104

percentile

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