CVE-2006-6838

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Rediff Bol Downloader ActiveX (OCX) control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files, and obtain sensitive information (usernames and pathnames), via a URL in the url vbscript parameter.

Affected products

Rediff Bol Downloader Activex Ocx Control: all versions

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2089
http://www.infogreg.com/security/misc/rediff-bol-downloader-allows-downloading-and-spawning-arbitary-files.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455611/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21831
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2089
http://www.infogreg.com/security/misc/rediff-bol-downloader-allows-downloading-and-spawning-arbitary-files.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455611/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21831

Get alerted when CVE-2006-6838 or the next vulnerability affects your stack