$ cve CVE-2008-4771 JSON

CVE-2008-4771 EXPLOIT

9.3

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VATDecoder.VatCtrl.1 ActiveX control in (1) 4xem VatCtrl Class (VATDecoder.dll 1.0.0.27 and 1.0.0.51), (2) D-Link MPEG4 SHM Audio Control (VAPGDecoder.dll 1.7.0.5), (3) Vivotek RTSP MPEG4 SP Control (RtspVapgDecoderNew.dll 2.0.0.39), and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Url property. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Scoring

CVSS	9.3 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS	7.14% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-119
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2008-10-28
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (3)

Vendor	Product
4xem	vatctrl class
d-link	mpeg4 shm audio control
vivotek	rtsp mpeg4 sp control

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	D-Link MPEG4 SHM Audio Control - 'VAPGDecoder.dll 1.7.0.5' Remote Buffer Overflow	2008-02-26

References

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