Path Traversal in VMware Esx
CVE-2008-4281
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32172 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6425 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46418 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32624 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0018.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3052 (vdb-entry)