CVE-2008-4388

The LaunchObj ActiveX control before 5.2.2.865 in launcher.dll in Symantec AppStream Client 5.2.x before 5.2.2 SP3 MP1 does not properly validate downloaded files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the installAppMgr method and unspecified other methods.

• CWE-20

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021609
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194505US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33247
• http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.01.15.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021609
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194505US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33247
• http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2009.01.15.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jan 20, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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