RCE in Systemrequirementslab System Requirements Lab
CVE-2008-4385
Husdawg, LLC Systems Requirements Lab 3, as used by Instant Expert Analysis, allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary programs via by specifiying a malicious website argument to the Init method in (1) a certain ActiveX control (sysreqlab2.cab, sysreqlab.dll, sysreqlabsli.dll, or sysreqlab2.dll) and (2) a certain Java applet in RLApplet.class in sysreqlab2.jar or sysreqlab.jar.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.377 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.377 · newest: 0.377 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Systemrequirementslab System Requirements Lab — versions 3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/32236 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.systemrequirementslab.com/bulletins/security_bulletin_1.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.sec-consult.com/files/20081016-0_sysreqlab.txt
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31752 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166651 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497400 (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45873 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4385?
- CVE-2008-4385 is a vulnerability in Systemrequirementslab System Requirements Lab, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-10-14.
- Is CVE-2008-4385 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.