CVE-2008-6195 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the PXE TFTP Service (PXEMTFTP.exe) in LANDesk Management Suite (LDMS) 8.80.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a subdirectory name followed by ".." sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1643.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.88% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| landesk | landesk management suite |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LANDesk Management Suite 8.80.1.1 - PXE TFTP Service Directory Traversal | 2008-04-02 |
References
- http://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-2659
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490390/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28577
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48852
- http://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-2659
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490390/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28577
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48852
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