CVE-2008-3242 (GCVE-0-2008-3242)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-21 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:28
VLAI
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PPMedia Class ActiveX control in PPMPlayer.dll in PPMate 2.3.1.93 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the StartUrl method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6090 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2118… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4019 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://secunia.com/advisories/30952 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-07-16 00:00
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