CVE-2008-4281 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Vmware	Esx Esxi

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4264	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32624
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32172
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021155
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46418
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6425

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-10T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:35.151Z

Reserved: 2008-09-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4281

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-10T14:12:55.623

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4281

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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