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CVE-2008-7168
Insecure method vulnerability in the UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX control (UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12) allows remote attackers to force the…
High9.3EPSS 5.6%
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- mitre
Description
Insecure method vulnerability in the UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX control (UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12) allows remote attackers to force the download and overwrite of arbitrary files via crafted arguments to the Update method, as exploited in the wild in June 2009.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.6% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 29963 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/29963.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- uusee-uuupgrade-update-file-overwrite(43428) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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