Buffer overflow in Bitdefender Antivirus

CVE-2008-5409

Unspecified vulnerability in the pdf.xmd module in (1) BitDefender Free Edition 10 and Antivirus Standard 10, (2) BullGuard Internet Security 8.5, and (3) Software602 Groupware Server 6.0.08.1118 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, possibly related to included compressed streams that were processed with the ASCIIHexDecode filter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.111 (95.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5409?
CVE-2008-5409 is a vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-12-10.
Is CVE-2008-5409 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.