// For flags

CVE-2008-0090

DivX Player 6.6.0 - ActiveX 'SetPassword()' Denial of Service (PoC)

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A certain ActiveX control in npUpload.dll in DivX Player 6.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long argument to the SetPassword method.

Un determinado control ActiveX de npUpload.dll de DivX Player 6.6.0 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (Caída de Internet Explorer 7) mediante un argumento largo en el método SetPassword.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-01-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-01-04 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Divx
Search vendor "Divx"
 Divx Player
Search vendor "Divx" for product "Divx Player"
 6.6.0
Search vendor "Divx" for product "Divx Player" and version "6.6.0"
-
Affected
Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
 Internet Explorer
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"
 7
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"
-
Affected