CVE-2008-0090

Exp

A certain ActiveX control in npUpload.dll in DivX Player 6.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long argument to the SetPassword method.

Published: 2008-01-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0090 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 22.53%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +9.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0090

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4829 exploit_db edb 2008-01-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0090

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 12.54% 22.53% +9.99%
2 2025-03-30 40.94% 12.54% -28.40%
3 2025-03-29 — 40.94% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0090

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0090

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0090

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
divx divx_player 6.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_player:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0090

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