CVE-2010-0189

Summary

CVECVE-2010-0189
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-02-23 20:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionA certain ActiveX control in NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager (aka DLM or Downloader) 1.5.2.35, as used in Adobe Download Manager, improperly validates requests involving web sites that are not in subdomains, which allows remote attackers to force the download and installation of arbitrary programs via a crafted name for a download site.

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: CWE-20 | 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 Adobe Download Manager All All All All
Application Nos Microsystems Getplus Download Manager 1.5.2.35 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Adobe - Security Bulletins: APSB10-08 Security update available for Adobe Download Manager af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
getPlus insufficient domain name validation vulnerability - Security advisories - Akita Software Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.akitasecurity.nl
www.osvdb.org/62547 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Adobe Download Manager issue - Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.adobe.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Adobe Download Manager Flaw Lets Remote Users Download and Install Arbitrary Software af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Adobe getPlus DLM Unauthorised Installation Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Public Advisory: 02.23.10 // iDefense Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com
Aviv Raff On .NET - Skeletons in Adobe's security closet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aviv.raffon.net
NOS getPlus Downloader Domain Validation Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Skeletons in Adobe's security closet | ZDNet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.zdnet.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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