Activex vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.
Activex is made by Microsoft. We track 8 published vulnerabilities in it, across 3 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. If you run Activex, keep it on a version the vendor still supports.
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Which Activex vulnerabilities are being exploited?
This is the list that matters most: flaws criminals are using now.
None of Activex's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.
Which Activex flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- 58%CVE-2008-0437Critical
Multiple buffer overflows in the WebHPVCInstall.HPVirtualRooms14 ActiveX control in HPVirtualRooms14.dll 1.0.0.100, as used in the installation process for HP Virtual Rooms, allow remote attackers to execute...
- 38%CVE-2007-6387Critical
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the awApi4.AnswerWorks.1 ActiveX control in awApi4.dll 4.0.0.42, as used by Vantage Linguistics AnswerWorks, and Intuit Clearly Bookkeeping, ProSeries, QuickBooks, Quicken,...
- 31%CVE-2008-0470Critical
A certain ActiveX control in Comodo AntiVirus 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the ExecuteStr method.
- 30%CVE-2008-0551Critical
The NamoInstaller.NamoInstall.1 ActiveX control in NamoInstaller.dll 3.0.0.1 and earlier in Namo Web Editor in Sejoong Namo ActiveSquare 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in the argument...
- 29%CVE-2008-0078Critical
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control (dxtmsft.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6 SP1 and SP2, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, aka "Argument Handling...
- 1.6%CVE-2019-19168Critical
Dext5.ocx ActiveX 5.0.0.116 and eariler versions contain a vulnerability, which could allow remote attacker to download and execute remote arbitrary file by setting the arguments to the activex method.
- 1.6%CVE-2019-19169Critical
Dext5.ocx ActiveX 5.0.0.116 and eariler versions contain a vulnerability, which could allow remote attacker to download arbitrary file by setting the arguments to the activex method.
- 0.8%CVE-2019-19164High
dext5.ocx ActiveX Control in Dext5 Upload 5.0.0.112 and earlier versions contains a vulnerability that could allow remote files to be executed by setting the arguments to the activex method.
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1 new flaw affects software Acme tracks
Multiple buffer overflows in the WebHPVCInstall.HPVirtualRooms14 ActiveX control in HPVirtualRooms14.dll 1.0.0.100, as used in the installation process for HP Virtual Rooms, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) AuthenticationURL, (2) PortalAPIURL, or (3) cabroot property value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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We track 8 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Activex, across 3 versions.
None of Activex's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.
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