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9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
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 :

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

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
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
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 4
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]
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.

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-2008-5409.

URL Resource
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-BitDefenderDOS.zip
http://osvdb.org/50010
http://osvdb.org/50103
http://osvdb.org/50205
http://secunia.com/advisories/27805 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32789 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32814 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32396 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46750
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7178
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-BitDefenderDOS.zip
http://osvdb.org/50010
http://osvdb.org/50103
http://osvdb.org/50205
http://secunia.com/advisories/27805 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32789 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32814 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32396 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46750
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7178
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5409 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5409 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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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0xCyberY/CVE-T4PDF

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
91 stars 21 fork 21 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.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

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.
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.

21.88 }} -2.52%

score

0.95462

percentile