HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23 and 4.9.24, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RDP file containing a long string
Published Dec 9, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 46.98%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23 and 4.9.24, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RDP file containing a long string.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.9.23
- 4.9.24
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
46.98% 0.46979
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.46979
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 46.98% (0.46979) | 98.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 46.98% (0.46979) | 98.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 82.98% (0.82978) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 84.36% (0.84365) | 99.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 82.98% (0.82978) | 99.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 81.94% (0.81936) | 99.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 88.71% (0.88714) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 87.26% (0.87263) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 82.91% (0.82912) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 82.87% (0.82866) | 98.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 83.83% (0.83826) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 86.67% (0.86670) | 98.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 85.43% (0.85434) | 98.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 86.28% (0.86281) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 86.83% (0.86825) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 87.85% (0.87853) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 88.13% (0.88132) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 87.94% (0.87936) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 88.30% (0.88297) | 98.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 86.55% (0.86549) | 97.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 76.48% (0.76482) | 99.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 76.48% (0.76482) | 99.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/50342 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2750 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32794 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4703 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32543 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3286 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46940 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7297 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7309 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/50342 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2750 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32794 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4703 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32543 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3286 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46940 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7297 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7309 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 9, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 8, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5405
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a