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Akamai Download Manager Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA30037
Release Date: 2008-05-01
Last Update: 2008-05-06
Popularity: 7,605 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control 2.x

Binary Analysis: BA471 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Solution:
Fixed in version 2.2.3.5.

NOTE: Updating the product via the vendor update page does not properly remove the vulnerable ActiveX component and leaves affected systems still vulnerable to this issue.

Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Peter Vreugdenhil, reported via iDefense Labs.

Changelog:
2008-05-02: Updated advisory based on additional information from iDefense Labs.
2008-05-06: Updated "Solution" section with additional information from Secunia Research.

Original Advisory:
Akamai:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-April/061923.html

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=695

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