CVE-2008-2434

Trend Micro HouseCall 6.51.0.1028 and 6.6.0.1278 - Remote Code Execution via Custom Update Server Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/541025
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47524
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4802
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31337
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3464
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499495/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-32/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32965
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/50941

Scores

EPSS 0.0700
EPSS Percentile 93.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (3)
trend_micro/housecall 6.6
trend_micro/housecall 6.6.0.1278
trend_micro/housecall 6.51.0.1028
Published Dec 23, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026