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
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: 0.470 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.470 · newest: 0.470 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oxid Cain And Abel — versions 4.9.23, 4.9.24
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7309 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/32794 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32543 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46940 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/50342 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3286 (vdb-entry)
- oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4703 (third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7297 (exploit)
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.