Path Traversal in Trend Micro Officescan
CVE-2008-2439
Directory traversal vulnerability in the UpdateAgent function in TmListen.exe in the OfficeScanNT Listener service in the client in Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.3 Patch 4 build 1367 and other builds before 1372, OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 before build 1222, OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 Patch 1 before build 3087, and Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 before build 1220 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in an HTTP request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.201 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.201 · newest: 0.201 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Trend Micro Officescan — versions 7.3, 8.0
- Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security — versions 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2711 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31531 (vdb-entry)
- www.trendmicro.com/ftp/documentation/readme/OSCE_7.3_Win_EN_CriticalPatch_B1372… (Patch)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.trendmicro.com/ftp/documentation/readme/Readme_WFBS5.0_EN_CriticalPatch1414… (Patch)
- www.trendmicro.com/ftp/documentation/readme/OSCE8.0_SP1_Patch1_CriticalPatch_30… (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/32097 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45597 (vdb-entry)
- www.trendmicro.com/ftp/documentation/readme/OSCE_8.0_SP1_Win_EN_CriticalPatch_B… (Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496970/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2439?
- CVE-2008-2439 is a vulnerability in Trend Micro Officescan, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2008-10-03.
- Is CVE-2008-2439 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.