CVE-2008-6442

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in Sina Inc. DLoader Class ActiveX Control allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a URL in the first parameter to the DonwloadAndInstall method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Affected products

Sina Dloader: all versions

References

http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/30223.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30223
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43881
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/30223.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30223
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43881

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