CVE-2008-5405
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 47.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 47.0% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5382)
- Published
- December 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5382 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- oxid / cain and abel
- oxid / cain and abel
References
- http://osvdb.org/50342
- http://oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32794(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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