CVE-2008-2551

critical

Description

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."

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5732

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42825

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1733/references

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29519

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493019/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3926

http://secunia.com/advisories/30512

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

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: 9.1

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.46936