FKIE_CVE-2008-4388

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-01-20 16:30 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The LaunchObj ActiveX control before 5.2.2.865 in launcher.dll in Symantec AppStream Client 5.2.x before 5.2.2 SP3 MP1 does not properly validate downloaded files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the installAppMgr method and unspecified other methods.
References
cret@cert.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1021609
cret@cert.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194505US Government Resource
cret@cert.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33247
cret@cert.orghttp://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.01.15.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1021609
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194505US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33247
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.01.15.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
symantec appstream_client 5.2
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      "value": "El control LaunchObj ActiveX anterior a v5.2.2.865 en launcher.dll en Symantec AppStream Client v5.2.x anteriores a v5.2.2 SP3 MP1 no valida adecuadamente los ficheros descargados, lo que permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s del m\u00e9todo \"installAppMgr\" y otros m\u00e9todos sin especificar."
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  "id": "CVE-2008-4388",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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