{"id":"CVE-2008-5001","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-5001","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:47:44.387Z","title":"Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in multiple functions in vncviewer/FileTransfer.cpp in vncviewer for UltraVNC 1.0.2 and 1.0.4 before 01252008, when in LISTENING mode or when using the DSM plugin, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service…","description":"Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in multiple functions in vncviewer/FileTransfer.cpp in vncviewer for UltraVNC 1.0.2 and 1.0.4 before 01252008, when in LISTENING mode or when using the DSM plugin, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified parameters, a different issue than CVE-2008-0610.","published":"2008-11-10T14:12:56.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:58:55.000Z","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":["ultravnc/ultravnc"],"epss":{"score":0.05587,"percentile":0.92838,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://forum.ultravnc.info/viewtopic.php?p=45150#45150","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/28804","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=571174&group_id=63887","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://ultravnc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ultravnc/UltraVNC%20Project%20Root/UltraVNC/vncviewer/FileTransfer.cpp?view=log#rev183","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27687","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0486","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://forum.ultravnc.info/viewtopic.php?p=45150#45150","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/28804","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=571174&group_id=63887","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://ultravnc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ultravnc/UltraVNC%20Project%20Root/UltraVNC/vncviewer/FileTransfer.cpp?view=log#rev183","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27687","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0486","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5001","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."}