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.
CVE-2008-4385
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 14, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (14)
- cret@certhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32236
- cret@certhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166651
- cret@certhttp://www.sec-consult.com/files/20081016-0_sysreqlab.txt
- cret@certhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497400
- cret@certhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31752
- cret@certhttp://www.systemrequirementslab.com/bulletins/security_bulletin_1.html
- cret@certhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45873
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32236
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166651
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sec-consult.com/files/20081016-0_sysreqlab.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497400
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31752
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/bulletins/security_bulletin_1.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45873
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16552✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 20, 2010
Husdawg_ LLC. System Requirements Lab - ActiveX Unsafe Method (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/systemrequirementslab_unsafe✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 16, 2008
Husdawg, LLC. System Requirements Lab ActiveX Unsafe Method
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