CVE-2008-2551
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 46.9%EU EUVD
The DownloaderActiveX Control (DownloaderActiveX.ocx) in Icona SpA C6 Messenger 1.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via a URL in the propDownloadUrl parameter with the propPostDownloadAction parameter set to "run."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 46.9% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2546)
- Published
- June 4, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2546 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- icona / instant messenger
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30512(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3926
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493019/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29519
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1733/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42825
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5732
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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