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Status published
Critical
CVE-2008-3242
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PPMedia Class ActiveX control in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
ppmate
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ppmedia class
Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.1.93
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 21st, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.