CVE-2008-2551

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 46.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-06-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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."

Affected products

Icona Instant Messenger: 1.0.0.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30512
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/30512
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

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