HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-1307

Antivirus Online Update Module vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
15.0%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Heap-based buffer overflow in the KUpdateObj2 Class ActiveX control in UpdateOcx2.dll in Beijing KingSoft Antivirus Online Update Module 2007.12.29.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the SetUninstallName method.
Affected vendor
Kingsoft
Affected product
Antivirus Online Update Module
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-03-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 15.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-1307

  • Confirm whether Kingsoft Antivirus Online Update Module is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-1307.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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