CVE-2008-2511: Path Traversal
First published: Mon Jun 02 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Ca Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 |
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Reference Links
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30420
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/ca
- canonical/ca internet security suite plus 2008