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CVE-2008-5492

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 35.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2008-5492
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
35.27%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.