CVE-2008-3485 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious icabar.exe placed in the search path.

Published: 2008-08-06

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:metaframe_presentation_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xp::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3471	Untrusted search path vulnerability in Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious icabar.exe placed in the search path.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00074.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4110
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494952/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30446
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44490

History

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Subscriptions

Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-06T17:05:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:37:27.110Z

Reserved: 2008-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3485

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-06T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3485

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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