CVE-2008-5420

Description

The SAN Manager Master Agent service (aka msragent.exe) in EMC Control Center before 6.1 does not properly authenticate SST_SENDFILE requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-076/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32392 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46753 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32801 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3220 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021263 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/50032 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4709 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498556/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5420?
CVE-2008-5420 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5420?
To fix CVE-2008-5420, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5420 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5420 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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