CVE-2008-0220
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the WebLaunch.WeblaunchCtl.1 (aka CWebLaunchCtl) ActiveX control in weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1 in Gateway Weblaunch allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) second or (2) fourth…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the WebLaunch.WeblaunchCtl.1 (aka CWebLaunchCtl) ActiveX control in weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1 in Gateway Weblaunch allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) second or (2) fourth argument to the DoWebLaunch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 15.66% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 January 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gateway/cweblaunchctl activex control · gateway/weblaunch
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 15.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119984138526735&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28379Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735441US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27193
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0077
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4869
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4982
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119984138526735&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28379Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735441US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27193
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0077
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4869
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4982
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.