Buffer overflow in Divx Player
CVE-2008-0090
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.225 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.225 · newest: 0.225 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Divx Player — versions 6.6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27106 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39386 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4829 (exploit)