FKIE_CVE-2008-2470

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-18 18:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:53
Severity
Summary
The InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX control in isusweb.dll allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and browser crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a call to ExecuteRemote with a URL that results in a 404 error response.
References
cret@cert.orghttp://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q113020Patch
cret@cert.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/630017Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cret@cert.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31235Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cret@cert.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2625Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cret@cert.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45248VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q113020Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/630017Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31235Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2625Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45248VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
macrovision flexnet_connect 6.0
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  "id": "CVE-2008-2470",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:53:50.110",
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