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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-3957 EUVD-2008-3942GHSA-m2qj-j28g-pjh9

The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a clie…

Published Sep 9, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a client system via a URL in the first argument to the Open method, in conjunction with a full destination pathname in the first argument to the Save method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

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