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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2434 · published 23 December 2008

CVE-2008-2434: Trend micro housecall code injection vulnerability

Trend Micro · Housecall

The Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX control 6.51.0.1028 and 6.6.0.1278 in Housecall_ActiveX.dll allows remote attackers to download an arbitrary library file onto a client system via a "custom update server" argument. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.0% · top 6.1% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
7.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX control 6.51.0.1028 and 6.6.0.1278 in Housecall_ActiveX.dll allows remote attackers to download an arbitrary library file onto a client system via a "custom update server" argument. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://esupport.trendmicro.com/support/viewxml.do?ContentID=EN-1038646&id=EN-1038646 Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/50941
http://secunia.com/advisories/31337 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-32/ Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4802
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/541025 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499495/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32965
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3464
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47524
http://esupport.trendmicro.com/support/viewxml.do?ContentID=EN-1038646&id=EN-1038646 Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/50941
http://secunia.com/advisories/31337 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-32/ Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4802
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/541025 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499495/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32965
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3464
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47524

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