CVE-2008-5756

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-12-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long mapping reference in a Color Mapping (.cmap) file.

Affected products

Hex Workshop: 5.1.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33327
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33023
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3519
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47630
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7592
http://secunia.com/advisories/33327
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4838
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33023
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3519
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47630
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7592

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