Title : Akamai Download Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1408 CVE ID : CVE-2007-6339
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-05-02
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Akamai Download Manager, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by a design error related to two undocumented object parameters, which could be exploited by attackers to automatically download and execute arbitrary binaries by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.
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