VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 1.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.87% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- vmware/esx · vmware/esxi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32624Vendor Advisory
- 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
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32624Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.