CVE-2008-5756

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7592

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47630

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3519

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4838

http://secunia.com/advisories/33327

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-30

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.09724