CVE-2008-2241

Published: May 21, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22

10.0CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in caloggerd in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to append arbitrary data to arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified input fields, which are used in log messages. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution in many installation environments by writing to a startup file or configuration file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

broadcom

commercial·USaka broadcom inc

brightstor arcserve backupSaaSSaaS Service

Cloud & SaaS

server protection suiteOn-premSecurity Product

Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

commercial·USaka computer associates, ca technologies, arcserve

brightstor arcserve backupOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

business protection suiteOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29283

securityfocus.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/30300

secunia.com

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-027/

zerodayinitiative.com

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