THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-2541
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2541

Etrust Secure Content Manager vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
10.1%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the HTTP Gateway Service (icihttp.exe) in CA eTrust Secure Content Manager 8.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via long FTP responses, related to (1) the file month field in a LIST command; (2) the PASV command; and (3) directories, files, and links in a LIST command.
Affected vendor
Ca
Affected product
Etrust Secure Content Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-06-04

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 10.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-2541

  • Confirm whether Ca Etrust Secure Content Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-2541.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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