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CVE-2008-3242

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 15.65% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-07-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 15.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-3242
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
15.65%

Original NVD 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.