Macrovision's vulnerability profile centers on software installation, licensing, and update management technologies including FlexNet Connect, the Update Service, and SafeDisc copy protection, components embedded across a broad range of third-party applications. While the disclosure volume remains modest, vulnerabilities in these products frequently acquire public exploit code, reflecting their deployment in installation chains and the appeal of licensing and update mechanisms as attack vectors. Defenders tracking this vendor should focus on patching its installer and licensing components within third-party software stacks; live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Macrovision over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (10 CVEs).
10 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2007-5660HIGH Unspecified vulnerability in the Update Service ActiveX control in isusweb.dll before 6.0.100.65101 in MacroVision FLEXnet Connect and InstallShield 2008 allows remote attackers to | Nov 2, 2007 | 9.3 | 62 | NO | YES |
CVE-2007-6654HIGH Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in Macrovision InstallShield Update Service Web Agent 5.1.100.47363 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string | Jan 4, 2008 | 9.3 | 35 | NO | YES |
CVE-2007-5587MEDIUM Buffer overflow in Macrovision SafeDisc secdrv.sys before 4.3.86.0, as shipped in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, XP Professional x64 and x64 SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, and Server 200 | Oct 19, 2007 | 6.9 | 30 | NO | YES |
CVE-2007-2419HIGH Multiple buffer overflows in an ActiveX control (boisweb.dll) in Macrovision FLEXnet Connect 6.0 and Update Service 3.x to 5.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via | Jun 6, 2007 | 10.0 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-2470HIGH The InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX control in isusweb.dll allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and browser crash) and possibly execut | Sep 18, 2008 | 9.3 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2007-0328HIGH The DWUpdateService ActiveX control in the agent (agent.exe) in Macrovision FLEXnet Connect 6.0 and Update Service 3.x to 5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands | Jun 1, 2007 | 9.3 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2007-0320HIGH Multiple buffer overflows in (a) an ActiveX control (iftw.dll) and (b) Netscape plug-in (npiftw32.dll) for Macrovision (formerly InstallShield) InstallFromTheWeb allow remote attac | Feb 23, 2007 | 9.3 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2007-0321HIGH Buffer overflow in the Update Service Agent ActiveX Control in isusweb.dll for Macrovision FLEXnet Connect (formerly InstallShield Update Service) allows remote attackers to execut | Feb 23, 2007 | 9.3 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2006-1197HIGH SafeDisc installs the driver service for the secdrv.sys driver with insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by changing the configuration to reference a m | Mar 13, 2006 | 7.2 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-2007-1009MEDIUM Macrovision InstallAnywhere Enterprise before 8.0.1 uses the InstallScript.iap_xml configuration file without integrity protection to verify authorization for installing an applica | Apr 19, 2007 | 4.6 | 14 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (10 CVEs).
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