# CVE-2008-4385: Husdawg, LLC Systems Requirements Lab 3, as used by Instant Expert Analysis, allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2008-10-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/32236
- http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/bulletins/security_bulletin_1.html
- http://www.sec-consult.com/files/20081016-0_sysreqlab.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31752
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166651
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497400
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45873
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16552
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/systemrequirementslab_unsafe.rb

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