{"id":"CVE-2008-4385","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-4385","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:30:33.274Z","title":"Husdawg, LLC Systems Requirements Lab 3, as used by Instant Expert Analysis, allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary programs via by specifiying a malicious website argument to the Init method in (1) a certain ActiveX…","description":"Husdawg, LLC Systems Requirements Lab 3, as used by Instant Expert Analysis, allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary programs via by specifiying a malicious website argument to the Init method in (1) a certain ActiveX control (sysreqlab2.cab, sysreqlab.dll, sysreqlabsli.dll, or sysreqlab2.dll) and (2) a certain Java applet in RLApplet.class in sysreqlab2.jar or sysreqlab.jar.","published":"2008-10-14T21:10:36.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:57:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cret@cert.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["systemrequirementslab/system requirements lab"],"epss":{"score":0.37683,"percentile":0.98529,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2010-09-20","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":16552,"kind":"exploit","title":"Husdawg_ LLC. System Requirements Lab - ActiveX Unsafe Method (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16552","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/16552.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/16552.rb","published":"2010-09-20","added":"2010-09-20","updated":"2011-03-10","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2008-4385","OSVDB-50122"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32236","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166651","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.sec-consult.com/files/20081016-0_sysreqlab.txt","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497400","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31752","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/bulletins/security_bulletin_1.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45873","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32236","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166651","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.sec-consult.com/files/20081016-0_sysreqlab.txt","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497400","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31752","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/bulletins/security_bulletin_1.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45873","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4385","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}