MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2439

Officescan vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
20.1%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in the UpdateAgent function in TmListen.exe in the OfficeScanNT Listener service in the client in Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.3 Patch 4 build 1367 and other builds before 1372, OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 before build 1222, OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 Patch 1 before build 3087, and Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 before build 1220 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in an HTTP request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected vendor
Trend Micro
Affected product
Officescan
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-10-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 20.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-2439

  • Confirm whether Trend Micro Officescan is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-2439.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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