CVE-2008-1770 describes a critical CRLF injection vulnerability in the Akamai Download Manager ActiveX control versions prior to 2.2.3.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files on a user's system through a specially crafted URL parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring only medium attack complexity but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, as evidenced by an ExploitDB entry, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:akamai:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:akamai:download_manager:2.0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:akamai:download_manager:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:akamai:download_manager:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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