# CVE-2008-2463: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening crafted documents that exploit the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control to write files to startup folders.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frx4-jc3x-7q59

## What is CVE-2008-2463?

CVE-2008-2463 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control in snapview.ocx 10.0.5529.0, as distributed in the standalone Snapshot Viewer and Microsoft Office Access 2000 through 2003, allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files to a client machine via a crafted HTML document or e-mail message, probably involving use of the SnapshotPath and CompressedPath properties and the PrintSnapshot method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2463?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer Activex.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-2463?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-2463 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2463 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download (metasploit)
- Microsoft Access - 'Snapview.ocx 10.0.5529.0' ActiveX Remote File Download (exploitdb)
- Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access - ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2463 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-2463 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2463 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2463/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2463/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2463
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2463
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2463

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