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CVE-2008-1885 (GCVE-0-2008-1885)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-18 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:40
VLAI
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the NeffyLauncher 1.0.5 ActiveX control (NeffyLauncher.dll) in CDNetworks Nefficient Download allows remote attackers to download arbitrary code onto a client system via a .. (dot dot) in the SkinPath parameter and a .zip URL in the HttpSkin parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29692 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28666 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5397 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-04-07 00:00
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