# CVE-2008-5420: The SAN Manager Master Agent service (aka msragent.exe) in EMC Control Center before 6.1 does not properly authenticate SST\_SENDFILE request

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The SAN Manager Master Agent service (aka msragent.exe) in EMC Control Center before 6.1 does not properly authenticate SST_SENDFILE requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-076/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32392
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32801
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3220
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021263
- http://osvdb.org/50032
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4709
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498556/100/0/threaded

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