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NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","published":"2008-10-28T19:20:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:58:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["4xem/vatctrl class","d-link/mpeg4 shm audio control","vivotek/rtsp mpeg4 sp control"],"epss":{"score":0.07141,"percentile":0.94224,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2008-02-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":5193,"kind":"exploit","title":"D-Link MPEG4 SHM Audio Control - 'VAPGDecoder.dll 1.7.0.5' Remote Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5193","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/5193.html","file":"exploits/windows/remote/5193.html","published":"2008-02-26","added":"2008-02-25","updated":null,"author":"rgod","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-43007","CVE-2008-4771","OSVDB-42378","OSVDB-42287"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.1%. 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