CVE-2008-2434

Description

The Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX control 6.51.0.1028 and 6.6.0.1278 in Housecall_ActiveX.dll allows remote attackers to download an arbitrary library file onto a client system via a "custom update server" argument. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 23.23% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory trendmicro.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/541025 third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47524 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4802 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31337 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3464 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499495/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://esupport.trendmicro.com/support/viewxml.do?ContentID=EN-1038646&id=EN-1038646 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-32/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32965 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/50941 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2434?
CVE-2008-2434 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2434?
To fix CVE-2008-2434, 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-2008-2434 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2434 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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