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CVE-2008-2551 Public exploit EPSS 46.9%
The DownloaderActiveX Control (DownloaderActiveX.ocx) in Icona SpA C6 Messenger 1.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to…
Summary
The DownloaderActiveX Control (DownloaderActiveX.ocx) in Icona SpA C6 Messenger 1.0.0.1 is the flawed component and product. An attacker who can reach a user of the affected control, through a crafted URL supplied in the propDownloadUrl parameter with propPostDownloadAction set to "run", can force the download and execution of arbitrary files.
Official description · CVE.org
The DownloaderActiveX Control (DownloaderActiveX.ocx) in Icona SpA C6 Messenger 1.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via a URL in the propDownloadUrl parameter with the propPostDownloadAction parameter set to "run."
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64.3 / 100
- Exploited
- Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
- Reports
- 1
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 13 years after disclosure. Public exploit code (Exploit-DB) was available 1 day before disclosure.
- Public exploit codeExploit-DB1 day before
- Disclosedday 0
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+13 yrs
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No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.
What security researchers reported
Named in 1 threat report1 reportMicrosoft
Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2008-2551 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.
Also mentioned in 1 community threat pulse (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.