CVE-2008-3242

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6090

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43831

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2118/references

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30246

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4019

http://secunia.com/advisories/30952

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-07-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.28294