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CVE-2008-5756

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 5.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2008-5756
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
5.45%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long mapping reference in a Color Mapping (.cmap) file.