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CVE-2008-4048

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-09-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in fwRemoteCfg.dll 3.3.3.1 in Friendly Technologies FriendlyPPPoE Client 3.0.0.57 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long third argument to the CreateURLShortcut method.

Affected products

• Friendly Technologies Friendly Pppoe Client: 3.0.0.57

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/31644
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4242
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30891
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44755
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6323
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31644
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4242
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30891
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44755
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6323

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