CVE-2008-3156 describes a critical vulnerability in the ActiveScan ActiveX Control (as2guiie.dll) within Panda ActiveScan versions prior to 1.02.00. This flaw allows remote attackers to download and execute arbitrary cabinet (CAB) files by manipulating unspecified URLs passed to the Update method. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity and no authentication required. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists for a related buffer overflow, and the CVE has minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:panda:panda_activescan:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.