CVE-2008-2551 (GCVE-0-2008-2551)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-06-04 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The DownloaderActiveX Control (DownloaderActiveX.ocx) in Icona SpA C6 Messenger 1.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via a URL in the propDownloadUrl parameter with the propPostDownloadAction parameter set to "run."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
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| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3926 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30512 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29519 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493019/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5732 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Date Public
2008-06-03 00:00
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