CVE-2008-5492

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 35.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-12-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Verypdf Verydoc Pdf Viewer: 2.0.0.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32725
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4715
http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/openpdf.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32313
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46622
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7126
http://secunia.com/advisories/32725
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4715
http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/openpdf.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32313
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46622
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7126

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