CVE-2008-4729 (GCVE-0-2008-4729)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-23 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:24
VLAI
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Hummingbird.XWebHostCtrl.1 ActiveX control (hclxweb.dll) in Hummingbird Xweb ActiveX Control 13.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PlainTextPassword property. NOTE: code execution might not be possible in 13.0.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32319 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4505 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31783 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6761 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Date Public
2008-10-16 00:00
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