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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.