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CVE-2008-4281 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html CVEPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32624 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46418 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6425 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498138/100/0/threaded CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware esx
<= 3.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware esxi
<= 3.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4281
NVD Published Date:
Nov 10, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]