Buffer overflow in Creative Software Autoupdate Engine
CVE-2008-0955
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX control in CTSUEng.ocx allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long CacheFolder property value.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.412 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.412 · newest: 0.412 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1668 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42673 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/501843 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29391 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/30403 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5681 (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0955?
- CVE-2008-0955 is a vulnerability in Creative Software Autoupdate Engine, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-05-29.
- Is CVE-2008-0955 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.