CVE-2008-4050

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Published Sep 11, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 6.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

A certain ActiveX control in fwRemoteCfg.dll 3.3.3.1 in Friendly Technologies FriendlyPPPoE Client 3.0.0.57 allows remote attackers to (1) create and read arbitrary registry values via the RegistryValue method, and (2) read arbitrary files via the GetTextFile method.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:friendly_technologies:friendly_pppoe_client:3.0.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

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Exploit prediction score: 6.7% (6.749% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31644
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4244
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30939
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30940
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44787
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6334

History

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Subscriptions

Friendly Technologies Friendly Pppoe Client

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:00 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 11, 2008, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:00 AM
Reserved: Sep 11, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 11, 2008, 9:06 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

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