Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the BackWeb Lite Install Runner ActiveX control…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the BackWeb Lite Install Runner ActiveX control in the BackWeb Web Package ActiveX object in LiteInstActivator.dll in BackWeb before 8.1.1.87, as used in Logitech Desktop Manager (LDM) before 2.56, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08395 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:backweb:backweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.1.1.86 | Vulnerable | Backweb |
| cpe:2.3:a:logitech:desktop_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.55 | Vulnerable | LOGITEC CORPORATION |
- cpe:2.3:a:backweb:backweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.1.1.86 Vulnerable ·Backweb
- cpe:2.3:a:logitech:desktop_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.55 Vulnerable ·LOGITEC CORPORATION
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gm8-63p6-q3r8
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-0956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7gm8-63p6-q3r8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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