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TI-2008-05209 Aliases CVE-2008-5492GHSA-c9fc-7g3q-ghwm

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx…

Priority HIGH 66CWE-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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.35275 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:verypdf:verydoc_pdf_viewer:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.1VulnerableVerypdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:verypdf:verydoc_pdf_viewer:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Verypdf

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5492
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9fc-7g3q-ghwm

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Sources

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