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CVE-2008-4281in critical feed
Directory traversal vulnerability in VMWare ESXi 3.5 before ESXe350-200810401-O-UG and ESX 3.5 before ESX350-200810201-UG allows administra…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in VMWare ESXi 3.5 before ESXe350-200810401-O-UG and ESX 3.5 before ESX350-200810201-UG allows administrators with the Datastore.FileManagement privilege to gain privileges via unknown vectors.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
- VMware (RSS, critical only)
References
- lists.vmware.com /pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/32172 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6425 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46418 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32624 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1021155 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3052 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-4281
- NVD: CVE-2008-4281
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