CVE-2008-4388

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Published Jan 20, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 37.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The LaunchObj ActiveX control before 5.2.2.865 in launcher.dll in Symantec AppStream Client 5.2.x before 5.2.2 SP3 MP1 does not properly validate downloaded files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the installAppMgr method and unspecified other methods.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:appstream_client:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 37.7% (37.721% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021609
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194505
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33247
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.01.15.html

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Appstream Client

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Jan 20, 2009, 4:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved: Oct 2, 2008, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 20, 2009, 4:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

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