CVE-2008-5405 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 47% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23 and 4.9.24, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RDP file containing a long string.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 46.98% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| oxid | cain and abel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cain & Abel 4.9.24 - RDP Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-11-24 |
| exploit-db | Cain & Abel 4.9.23 - '.rdp' Local Buffer Overflow | 2008-12-03 |
| exploit-db | Cain & Abel 4.9.23 - '.rdp' Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-11-30 |
| exploit-db | Cain & Abel 4.9.24 - '.rdp' Local Stack Overflow | 2008-11-30 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/50342
- http://oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32794
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4703
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3286
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46940
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7297
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7309
- http://osvdb.org/50342
- http://oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32794
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4703
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3286
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46940
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7297
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7309
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