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CVE-2008-3957

HighPublished

The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a client system via a...

Published: Sep 9, 2008
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Sep 8, 2008

Primary CVSS

9.3/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS probability estimate

17.8%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 97.1%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a certainty or a measure of impact. Combine it with CVSS, KEV status, exposure and your environment.

Summary

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.

Sources

Microsoft Windows - Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite (1)Exploit
Ciph3r · windows · Sep 8, 2008
Microsoft Windows - Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite (2)Exploit
Ciph3r · windows · Sep 8, 2008

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