CVE-2006-6121

Public Exploit

Description

Acer Notebook LunchApp.APlunch ActiveX control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by calling the Run method.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 24.68% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vuln.sg

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23003	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/utilities/LaunchAppFix/AcerLAppFix.zip
http://global.acer.com/support/patch20070101.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4602	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027	vendor advisory
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-012007.html#00001073
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/221700	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21207	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30417	vdb entry
http://vuln.sg/acerlunchapp-en.html	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6121?: CVE-2006-6121 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6121?: To fix CVE-2006-6121, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6121 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6121 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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