CVE-2008-6195

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the PXE TFTP Service (PXEMTFTP.exe) in LANDesk Management Suite (LDMS) 8.80.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a subdirectory name followed by ".." sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1643.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.60% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory landesk.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48852 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490390/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-2659 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28577 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6195?
CVE-2008-6195 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6195?
To fix CVE-2008-6195, 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-2008-6195 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6195 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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