Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT prior 7.0 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6021. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client and Server before 7.0 SP1 have unknown impact and attack vectors, aka "security vulnerabilities found by 3rd party analysis."

The bug was discovered 10/22/2008. The weakness was shared 02/02/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.attachmate.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-6021 since 02/02/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/24/2025).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 103 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55285 (Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server < 7.0 SP1 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121056 (Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48536), Tenable (55285), SecurityFocus (BID 30723†), OSVDB (48607†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21337†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 55285
Nessus Name: Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server < 7.0 SP1 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800228
OpenVAS Name: Reflection for Secure IT Multiple Vulnerabilities (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Reflection for Secure IT 7.0

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08/14/2008 🔍
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10/22/2008 +69 days 🔍
02/02/2009 +103 days 🔍
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03/22/2009 +48 days 🔍
06/21/2011 +821 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1365 days 🔍
05/24/2025 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.attachmate.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46219
X-Force: 48536
SecurityFocus: 30723 - Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 48607 - CVE-2008-6021 - Attachmate - Reflection for Secure IT - Multiple Unspecified Issues
Vulnerability Center: 21337 - WRQ Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client and Server 7.0 Unspecified Vulnerability, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/24/2025 20:39
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 08/31/2019 06:38 (4), 05/24/2025 20:39 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:368:103

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