CVE-2008-4729

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: 2008-10-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Hummingbird.XWebHostCtrl.1 ActiveX control (hclxweb.dll) in Hummingbird Xweb ActiveX Control 13.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PlainTextPassword property. NOTE: code execution might not be possible in 13.0.

Affected products

Hummingbird Exceed: through 13.0; 9.0, 10.0, 2006, 2007
Hummingbird Exceed Powersuite: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32319
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4505
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31783
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45941
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6761
http://secunia.com/advisories/32319
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4505
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31783
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45941
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6761

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