CVE-2008-0956

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the BackWeb Lite Install Runner ActiveX control in the BackWeb Web Package ActiveX object in LiteInstActivator.dll in BackWeb before 8.1.1.87, as used in Logitech Desktop Manager (LDM) before 2.56, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Backweb: through 8.1.1.86
Logitech Desktop Manager: through 2.55

References

http://backweb.com/news_events/press_releases/051608.php
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30598
http://secunia.com/advisories/30625
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/216153
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29558
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1791
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1792
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42991
http://backweb.com/news_events/press_releases/051608.php

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