CVE-2008-5001

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in multiple functions in vncviewer/FileTransfer.cpp in vncviewer for UltraVNC 1.0.2 and 1.0.4 before 01252008, when in LISTENING mode or when using the DSM plugin, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified parameters, a different issue than CVE-2008-0610.

Affected products

Ultravnc: 1.0.2, 1.0.4

References

http://forum.ultravnc.info/viewtopic.php?p=45150#45150
http://secunia.com/advisories/28804
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=571174&group_id=63887
http://ultravnc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ultravnc/UltraVNC%20Project%20Root/UltraVNC/vncviewer/FileTransfer.cpp?view=log#rev183
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27687
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0486
http://forum.ultravnc.info/viewtopic.php?p=45150#45150
http://secunia.com/advisories/28804
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=571174&group_id=63887
http://ultravnc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ultravnc/UltraVNC%20Project%20Root/UltraVNC/vncviewer/FileTransfer.cpp?view=log#rev183
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27687
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0486

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