CVE-2008-5722 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.9% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SAWSTUDIO PREFERENCES STRUCT value in a .prf (preferences) file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 14.87% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sawstudio | sawstudio |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SAWStudio 3.9i - '.prf' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-12-24 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD