9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-0956
Logitech Desktop Manager BackWeb Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the BackWeb Lite Install Runner ActiveX control in the BackWeb Web Package ActiveX object in LiteInstActivator.dll in BackWeb before 8.1.1.87, as used in Logitech Desktop Manager (LDM) before 2.56, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2008, 2:32 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0956 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Backweb backweb
1 Logitech desktop_manager
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0956.

URL Resource
http://backweb.com/news_events/press_releases/051608.php URL Repurposed
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30598 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30625 Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/216153 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29558
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1791
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1792
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42991
http://backweb.com/news_events/press_releases/051608.php URL Repurposed
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30598 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30625 Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/216153 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29558
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1791
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1792
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42991
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0956 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-0956 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0956 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://backweb.com/news_events/press_releases/051608.php
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30598
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30625
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/216153
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29558
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1791
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1792
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42991
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-032.mspx [Patch]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42991 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42991 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

40.27 }} -5.97%

score

0.97061

percentile