Buffer overflow in Oxid Cain And Abel
CVE-2008-5405
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23 and 4.9.24, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RDP file containing a long string.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.470 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Oxid Cain_and_abel — versions 4.9.23, 4.9.24
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-5405?
- CVE-2008-5405 is a vulnerability in Oxid Cain And Abel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-12-10.
- Is CVE-2008-5405 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.