CVE-2010-0189

N/A Unknown
Published: February 23, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

A certain ActiveX control in NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager (aka DLM or Downloader) 1.5.2.35, as used in Adobe Download Manager, improperly validates requests involving web sites that are not in subdomains, which allows remote attackers to force the download and installation of arbitrary programs via a crafted name for a download site.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://aviv.raffon.net/2010/02/18/SkeletonsInAdobesSecurityCloset.aspx
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2010/02/adobe_download_manager_issue.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5505
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=856
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38729
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023651
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-08.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.akitasecurity.nl/advisory.php?id=AK20090401
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://www.osvdb.org/62547
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38313
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0459
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56370
Source: psirt@adobe.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7182
Source: psirt@adobe.com
http://aviv.raffon.net/2010/02/18/SkeletonsInAdobesSecurityCloset.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2010/02/adobe_download_manager_issue.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=856
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38729
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023651
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-08.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.akitasecurity.nl/advisory.php?id=AK20090401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/62547
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0459
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.5%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

nos_microsystems adobe

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