Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2463

Public exploit exists!
The Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control in snapview.ocx 10.0.5529.0, as distributed in the standalone Snapshot Viewer and Microsoft Office Access 2000 through 2003, allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files to a client machine via a crafted HTML document or e-mail message, probably involving use of the SnapshotPath and CompressedPath properties and the PrintSnapshot method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Published 2008-07-07 23:41:00
Updated 2017-09-29 01:31:11
Source CERT/CC
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Products affected by CVE-2008-2463

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2463

EPSS FAQ
97.01%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2008-2463

  • Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download
    Disclosure Date: 2008-07-07
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/browser/ms08_041_snapshotviewer
    This module allows remote attackers to place arbitrary files on a users file system via the Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control. Authors: - MC <mc@metasploit.com>

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2463

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2463

  • 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.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-2463

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