CVE-2008-2470

critical

Description

The InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX control in isusweb.dll allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and browser crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a call to ExecuteRemote with a URL that results in a 404 error response.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2625

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31235

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/630017

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45248

http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q113020

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-09-18

Updated: 2026-04-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05616