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CVE-2008-20001
activePDF WebGrabber ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
High7.5EPSS 1.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
Description
activePDF WebGrabber version 3.8.2.0 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the GetStatus() method of the APWebGrb.ocx ActiveX control. By passing an overly long string to this method, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable process. Although the control is not marked safe for scripting, exploitation is possible via crafted HTML content in Internet Explorer under permissive security settings.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected ≤ 3.8.2.0
References (6)
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/activepdf_webgrabber.rb (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16635 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081219180353/http://www.activepdf.com/products/serverproducts/webgrabber/ (opens in a new tab)product
- https://support.activepdf.com/support/solutions/35000139131 (opens in a new tab)product
- https://documentation.activepdf.com/WebGrabber_GS/b_installation/New_Installation.html (opens in a new tab)product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/activepdf-webgrabber-activex-control-buffer-overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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