CVE-2008-0955

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 41.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX control in CTSUEng.ocx allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long CacheFolder property value.

Affected products

Creative Software Autoupdate Engine: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30403
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/501843
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29391
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1668
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42673
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5681
http://secunia.com/advisories/30403
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/501843
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29391
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1668
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42673
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5681

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