Akamai.Download.Manager.ActiveX.Remote.Command.Execution

description-logoDescription

This indicates a possible exploit of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control.
This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in "DownloadManagerV2.ocx" that occurs when processing malformed arguments passed to certain methods.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control versions prior to 2.2.1.0.

Impact logoImpact

The execution of arbitrary code on the system.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

Upgrade to version 2.2.1.0 :

Telemetry logoTelemetry

Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2020-12-11 16.978