CVE-2008-2434: trend_micro housecall Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2434 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in trend_micro housecall. EPSS estimates a 7.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-12-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX control 6.51.0.1028 and 6.6.0.1278 in Housecall_ActiveX.dll allows remote attackers to download an arbitrary library file onto a client system via a "custom update server" argument. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.