CVE-2008-2551
The DownloaderActiveX Control (DownloaderActiveX.ocx) in Icona SpA C6 Messenger 1.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to force the download and…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 46.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The DownloaderActiveX Control (DownloaderActiveX.ocx) in Icona SpA C6 Messenger 1.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via a URL in the propDownloadUrl parameter with the propPostDownloadAction parameter set to "run."
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- Icona SpA C6 Messenger DownloaderActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download and Execute (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/browser/c6_messenger_downloaderactivexRank excellentdisclosed 3 Jun 2008
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Icona SpA C6 Messenger - DownloaderActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download and Execute (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 18449remote, windowspublished 2 Feb 2012Verified
- C6 Messenger - ActiveX Remote Download and Execute (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5732remote, windowspublished 3 Jun 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5732 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 46.9% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- ADV-2008-1733 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 3926 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 30512 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29519 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080603 [NSG 03-06-2008] C6 Messenger Installation Url DownloaderActiveX Control Remote Download & Execute Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- iconaspa-downloaderactivex-code-execution(42825) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 5732 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-2546 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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