CVE-2008-3242 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PPMedia Class ActiveX control in PPMPlayer.dll in PPMate 2.3.1.93 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the StartUrl method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 15.65% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ppmate | ppmedia class |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PPMate PPMedia Class - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-07-17 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30952
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4019
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30246
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2118/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43831
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6090
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30952
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4019
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30246
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2118/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43831
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6090
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