9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-5409
BitDefender, BullGuard, Software602 PDF Parser Arbitrary Code Execution & Denial of Service
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the pdf.xmd module in (1) BitDefender Free Edition 10 and Antivirus Standard 10, (2) BullGuard Internet Security 8.5, and (3) Software602 Groupware Server 6.0.08.1118 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, possibly related to included compressed streams that were processed with the ASCIIHexDecode filter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2008, 6:44 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:54 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-5409 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5409 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 Bitdefender antivirus
2 Bitdefender bitdefender
1 Bullguard internet_security
1 Software602 groupware_server

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).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
70 stars 17 fork 17 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-5409 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5409 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://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-BitDefenderDOS.zip
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/50010
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/50103
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/50205
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27805
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32789
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32814
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32396
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46750
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7178
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://milw0rm.com/exploits/7178 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7178 [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/46750 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46750 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

33.34 }} 12.46%

score

0.97062

percentile

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