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CVE-2008-2511

Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEv

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.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.04695
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

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ca internet security suite plus 2008all versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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dosCA Internet Security Suite 2008 - 'SaveToFile()' File Corruption (PoC)verified
pocretrogod.altervista.org · 9sg_CA_poc.htmlretrogod.altervista.org
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 5682www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD02 Jun 2008 · 09:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/30420Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712
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