CVE-2008-2435

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX control 6.51.0.1028 and 6.6.0.1278 in Housecall_ActiveX.dll allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted notifyOnLoadNative callback function.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 22.31% 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/702628 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499478/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3464 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32950 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/50843 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31583 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021481 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47523 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-34/ vendor advisory
http://esupport.trendmicro.com/support/viewxml.do?ContentID=EN-1038646&id=EN-1038646 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2435?
CVE-2008-2435 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2435?
To fix CVE-2008-2435, 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-2008-2435 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2435 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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