CVE-2008-6953 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.6% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in oovoo.exe in ooVoo 1.7.1.35, and possibly other versions before 1.7.1.59, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long oovoo: URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 8.6% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| oovoo | oovoo |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ooVoo 1.7.1.35 - 'URL Protocol' Remote Unicode Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-11-11 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0082.html
- http://osvdb.org/49791
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_oovoo_url_poc.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32698
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498235/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32251
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3124
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46549
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7090
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0082.html
- http://osvdb.org/49791
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_oovoo_url_poc.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32698
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498235/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32251
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3124
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46549
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7090
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