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CVE-2008-4676

Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix XenApp (formerly Presentation Server) 4.5 Feature Pack 1 and earlier, Presentation Server 4.0, and Access Essentials 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors related to creating an unspecified file. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-3485, but the vendor advisory is too vague to be certain.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4676 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from citrix, from citrix, from citrix organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-10-22T10:30:01.660

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	citrix	access_essentials	1.0	Yes
Application	citrix	access_essentials	1.5	Yes
Application	citrix	access_essentials	2.0	Yes
Application	citrix	presentation_server	4.0	Yes
Application	citrix	xenapp	≤ 4.5	Yes
Application	citrix	xenapp	4.5	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32017 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116310 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31484 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020954 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2702 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45507 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32017 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116310 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31484 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020954 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2702 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45507 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For citrix's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.