CA Internet Security Suite UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 ActiveX control file overwrite
| internet-security-umxeventcli-file-overwrite (42712) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The CA Internet Security Suite UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 ActiveX control (UmxEventCli.dll) could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the SaveToFile() insecure method to overwrite or corrupt arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.5 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- CA Web site: CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008.
- BID-29406: CA Internet Security Suite 'UmxEventCli.dll' ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2511: Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- SA30420: CA Internet Security Suite UmxEventCli.dll ActiveX Control Insecure Method
- SECTRACK ID: 1020129: CA Internet Security 'UmxEventCliLib' ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Corrupt Files
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1696: CA Internet Security Suite UmxEventCli File Corruption Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- CA Internet Security Suite 2008
Reported:
May 28, 2008
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