CVE-2008-5492 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.70177.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:verypdf:verydoc_pdf_viewer:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Verypdf Subscribe	Verydoc Pdf Viewer Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32725
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4715
http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/openpdf.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32313
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46622
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7126

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-12T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:46.287Z

Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5492

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-12T16:30:00.813

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5492

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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