CVE-2008-0220

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 15.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the WebLaunch.WeblaunchCtl.1 (aka CWebLaunchCtl) ActiveX control in weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1 in Gateway Weblaunch allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) second or (2) fourth argument to the DoWebLaunch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Gateway Cweblaunchctl Activex Control: 1.0.0.1
Gateway Weblaunch: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119984138526735&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/28379
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735441
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27193
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0077
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4869
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4982
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119984138526735&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/28379
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735441
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27193
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0077

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