{"id":"CVE-2008-3242","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-3242","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:44:38.193Z","title":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the PPMedia Class ActiveX control in PPMPlayer.dll in PPMate 2.3.1.93 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the StartUrl method.","description":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the PPMedia Class ActiveX control in PPMPlayer.dll in PPMate 2.3.1.93 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the StartUrl method.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","published":"2008-07-21T16:41:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:55:27.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["ppmate/ppmedia class"],"epss":{"score":0.15653,"percentile":0.96824,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2008-07-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":6090,"kind":"exploit","title":"PPMate PPMedia Class - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6090","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/6090.html","file":"exploits/windows/dos/6090.html","published":"2008-07-17","added":"2008-07-16","updated":null,"author":"Guido Landi","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-47054","CVE-2008-3242"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30952","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4019","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30246","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2118/references","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43831","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6090","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30952","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4019","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30246","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2118/references","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43831","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6090","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3242","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}