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CVE-2008-5420 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Evaluator Solution

http://secunia.com/advisories/32801 Apply Patches: EMC ControlCenter v 5.x: Update to version 5.2 SP5 Patch 4433. EMC ControlCenter v 6.x: Update to version 6.0 Patch 4434.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4709
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498556/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32392
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021263
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3220
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-076/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46753

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5420
NVD Published Date:
12/10/2008
NVD Last Modified:
10/11/2018
Source:
MITRE