Buffer overflow in Sawstudio

CVE-2008-5722

Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SAWSTUDIO PREFERENCES STRUCT value in a .prf (preferences) file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2008-12-26 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.149 (96.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.149 · newest: 0.149 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sawstudio — versions 3.9i

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/33011 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
securityreason.com/securityalert/4808 (third-party-advisory)
osvdb.org/51025 (vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7578 (exploit)