Vulnerability CVE-2008-2511
Published: 2008-06-02   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
CA -> Internet security suite plus 2008 

 References:
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html
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
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682
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