2008-6442 | Sina DLoader ActiveX Control unknown vulnerability (BID-30223 / XFDB-43881)

By Max On Aug 4, 2021

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A vulnerability was found in Sina DLoader (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument first with an unknown input leads to a unknown weakness. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure method vulnerability in Sina Inc. DLoader Class ActiveX Control allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a URL in the first parameter to the DonwloadAndInstall method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was shared 03/09/2009 by Ligen with Symantec (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6442 since 03/09/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 30223), X-Force (43881) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29816).

Vendor

Sina

Name

DLoader

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/14/2008 🔍
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08/04/2021 +2332 days 🔍Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Ligen
Organization: Symantec
Status: Not defined