CVE-2008-7168

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-7168
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-08 10:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInsecure method vulnerability in the UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX control (UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12) allows remote attackers to force the download and overwrite of arbitrary files via crafted arguments to the Update method, as exploited in the wild in June 2009.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Uusee Uusee 4.0.0.32_2008 All All All
Application Uusee Uuupgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX Control 'Update' Method Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/29963.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 downloads.securityfocus.com Exploit
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