Stack-based buffer overflow in the getPlus ActiveX control in gp.ocx 1.2.2.50 in NOS…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getPlus ActiveX control in gp.ocx 1.2.2.50 in NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used for the Adobe Reader 8.1 installation process and other downloads, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-4817.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0397 90th 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:nos_microsystems:getplus_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nos Microsystems |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Running on | Adobe |
- cpe:2.3:a:nos_microsystems:getplus_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nos Microsystems
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Running on ·Adobe
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5364
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p376-gg94-fq5h
References
More Nos Microsystems Getplus Download Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-00184 A certain ActiveX control in NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager (aka DLM or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02450 NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2008-5364 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5364 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p376-gg94-fq5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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